Women's Champions League Matchday 2: Austria Wien vs Inter facts

Austria Wien will hope to become the first Austrian team to defeat Italian opposition in UEFA women's club competitions as they face Inter in Vienna on UEFA Women's Champions League Matchday 2.

Austria Wien's group stage/league phase debut ended in a 1-0 defeat against 2020/21 runners-up Chelsea in London on 23 September.

Also making their debut at this stage of the competition, the previous day Inter had made a winning start with Haley Bugeja's fifth-minute goal proving enough for a 1-0 home success against UEFA Women's Europa Cup holders Häcken.

Last match

Not only is this the first UEFA women's competition match between Austria Wien and Inter, it is the first match for either against a team from their opponents' country.

Austria Wien

Austria Wien are featuring in the group stage/league phase for the first time, having beaten Hajduk Split (3-2) and Farul Constanța (5-0) in the second qualifying round and Brann 5-2 on aggregate in the third (1-2 a, 4-0 h). Modesta Uka struck six goals across those four matches.

After losing to Paris FC (0-0 a, 0-2 h) in the Women's Champions League third qualifying round in 2025/26, Austria Wien went on to reach the quarter-finals of the first-ever UEFA Women's Europa Cup, where went down 1-3 on aggregate to Sparta Praha (0-0 a, 1-3 h aet).

Inter

Inter are featuring in the group stage/league phase of the Women's Champions League for the first time, having beaten two-time winners Wolfsburg 5-4 on penalties in the third qualifying round (0-2 a, 3-1 h aet).

The 2025/26 campaign was the Italian side's debut in UEFA competition. After losing 2-1 to Brann in the second qualifying round semi-final of the Women's Champions League, they entered the inaugural Women's Europa Cup, where they reached the round of 16 before losing 0-1 on aggregate to Häcken (0-1 a, 0-0 h).

Key stats

Italian clubs are unbeaten against Austrian opponents in UEFA women's competition history with 12 wins and four draws from 16 matches.

Austria Wien have won three of their last four home European games (L1).

Inter have won seven of their last ten UEFA matches (D1 L2).

The Italian side have kept five clean sheets in their last eight European fixtures.

On Matchday 1, Inter's Bugeja became the first Maltese player to both appear and score in the group stage/league phase of the Women's Champions League.