Women's Champions League Matchday 6: OH Leuven vs Arsenal facts
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Arsenal look for a third straight UEFA Women's Champions League victory as they conclude their league phase campaign against OH Leuven in Belgium.
The holders have nine points and are already assured of a place in the knockout phase play-offs or quarter-finals, while their Belgian hosts have six points and can still join their visitors in the knockout stage.
Last match
This is the first meeting between the teams and OH Leuven's first game against an English club.
Arsenal have played one match against Belgian opposition, Jayne Ludlow scoring a hat-trick in a 7-0 group stage victory against Eendracht Aalst during the 2002/03 UEFA Women's Cup in September 2002.
OH Leuven are making their debut in European competition this season after winning their first Belgian Women's Super League title in 2024/25.
Beginning in the second qualifying round in August, the Belgian side beat SFK 2000 Sarajevo (2-1 aet) and Rosengård (3-2) to reach the third qualifying round, where they overcame Vorskla Poltava 2-0 on aggregate (2-0 a, 0-0 h).
Arsenal lifted the Women's Champions League trophy last season after Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal of the game in their defeat of holders Barcelona in Lisbon. It was their second European title after overcoming Umeå in a two-legged final in 2006/07. They are the only English side to reach two European finals.
This is the Londoners' 18th participation in the Women's Champions League; they topped Group C last season ahead of Bayern, Juventus and Vålerenga and defeated Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals (0-2 a, 3-0 h) before a semi-final comeback victory against OL Lyonnes (2-1 h, 4-1 a).
Key stats
OH Leuven drew 0-0 at Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 5 and have lost only one of their nine Women's Champions League games this season (W4 D4) – their debut European campaign.
The Belgian side are unbeaten in their six home European games (W4 D2).
All five of OH Leuven's goals in this season's league phase have come in the second half.
Arsenal were 1-0 winners against Twente on Matchday 5 and have eight victories in their last ten group stage/league phase matches (L2).
The Gunners have found the net in 21 of their previous 23 group stage/league phase fixtures.
Arsenal have opened the scoring in four of their five European games this season.