Women's Champions League third qualifying round gets under way

The UEFA Women's Champions League third qualifying round ties on 25/26 August and 1/2 September will decide the last nine league phase berths.

Brann beat Austria Wien 2-1 in the first of the opening legs, which also include four-time winners Eintracht Frankfurt facing Paris Saint-Germain in a rematch of the 2015 final, and two-time champions Wolfsburg against Inter. Another former runner-up, Chelsea, will take on Real Sociedad, while Ajax will face Real Madrid.

In this round, the 11 second qualifying round final winners are joined by the seven teams entering automatically. The winners of the nine third qualifying round ties will join the nine clubs directly qualified for the league phase. The nine defeated teams will transfer to the UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round.

Women's Champions League third qualifying round fixtures

Kick-off times where confirmed CET

First legs

Tuesday 25 August:

Brann 2-1 Austria Wien

Brann hold a narrow advantage going into the second leg, having opened the scoring through Nea Lehtola directly from a corner midway through the first half.

Austria Wien equalised four minutes later when Elisa Pfattner half-volleyed in following Modesta Uka's corner, but the 2023/24 quarter-finalists regained the lead as Lauren Davidson followed up and slotted in after Jasmin Pal saved her second-half penalty.

Wednesday 26 August:

Wolfsburg vs Inter (18:00)

• Two-time champions and four-time runners-up, Wolfsburg have got to the quarter-finals in the last two seasons. They have won their four previous knockout ties against Italian opposition.
• Inter made their UEFA competition debut last season, falling in Women's Champions League qualifying to Brann and then losing to eventual winners Häcken in the Europa Cup round of 16.

Sparta Praha vs Servette FCCF (18:30)

• Sparta were quarter-finalists in 2005/06 and last season reached the last four of the new Women's Europa Cup.
• Servette reached the inaugural group stage in 2021/22.

PSV Eindhoven vs HB Køge (19:00)

• Last season, PSV reached the Women's Europa Cup round of 16 and won their first Eredivisie title.
• HB Køge made the inaugural group stage in 2021/22.

Czarni Sosnowiec vs OH Leuven (19:00)

• Czarni are the only team in the two seasons of this format to progress from the first to the third qualifying round.
• OH Leuven got to the knockout phase play-offs last season on their European debut.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Paris Saint-Germain (19:00)

• Frankfurt are four-time champions, their most recent title coming in 2014/15 when they beat Paris 2-1 in Berlin. Last season, Frankfurt reached the Women's Europa Cup semis.
• Paris were also runners-up in 2016/17 and are aiming to reach the group stage/league phase for the fifth time in the six seasons of the format.

Ajax vs Real Madrid (19:30)

• Ajax were 2023/24 quarter-finalists and reached the Women's Europa Cup last 16 in 2025/26, succumbing to eventual runners-up Hammarby.
• Madrid reached their third quarter-final last season and are aiming to keep up their unique record of having come through qualifying in every campaign since the group stage was introduced in 2021/22.

Chelsea vs Real Sociedad (19:45)

• Runners-up in 2020/21, Chelsea have taken part in the group stage/league phase in all five previous seasons and made the quarter-finals in 2025/26.
• Real Sociedad are in this competition for the second time, losing 4-1 on aggregate to Bayern in the old second round of qualifying in 2022/23 – their only previous tie.

St. Pölten vs Juventus (20:45)

• St. Pölten are aiming to get through qualifying for the fifth year running.
• Juventus won 5-0 at St. Pölten in last season's league phase on their way to the knockout phase play-offs, having previously reached the quarter-finals in 2021/22.

Second legs

Tuesday 1 September:

Austria Wien vs Brann (18:00)

Wednesday 2 September:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Eintracht Frankfurt (18:30)
Inter vs Wolfsburg (18:30)
Servette FCCF vs Sparta Praha (18:45)
Real Sociedad vs Chelsea (19:00)
HB Køge vs PSV Eindhoven (19:00)
OH Leuven vs Czarni Sosnowiec (20:00)
Real Madrid vs Ajax (20:00)
Juventus vs St. Pölten (20:30)

• Czarni Sosnowiec are aiming to become the first Polish side to reach the group stage/league phase since the format was introduced in 2021/22. Austria Wien, Inter, PSV, Real Sociedad and Sparta are also hoping to make it for the first time.

2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League match dates

League phase

Draw: 4 September, Nyon (date subject to change)
Matchday 1: 22/23 September
Matchday 2: 30 September/1 October
Matchday 3: 28/29 October
Matchday 4: 10/11 November
Matchday 5: 18/19 November
Matchday 6: 16 December

Knockout phase draw

Draw: 18 December, Nyon (date subject to change)

Knockout phase play-offs

First leg: 3/4 February
Second leg: 10/11 February

Quarter-finals

First leg: 23/24 March
Second leg: 31 March/1 April

Semi-finals

First leg: 1/2 May
Second leg: 8/9 May

Final (Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw)

28, 29 or 30 May