Women's Champions League Matchday 4: Barcelona vs Arsenal facts

The last two winners of the UEFA Women's Champions League meet on Matchday 4, as holders Barcelona welcome Arsenal for a repeat of the 2025 final.

Last match

Arsenal lifted the Women's Champions League trophy in 2024/25 after Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal of the game against holders Barcelona in Lisbon – the clubs' most recent meeting. It was Arsenal's third win from five fixtures between the teams, Barcelona winning the other two.

Their first meetings came at the round of 32 stage in 2012/13, Arsenal winning 3-0 in Spain and 4-0 in England to complete a 7-0 aggregate success. Captain Kim Little scored in that second fixture.

Barça defeated Arsenal twice in the 2021/22 group stage (4-1 h, 4-0 a) on their way to topping their section. Mariona Caldentey, now of Arsenal, opened the scoring for the Spanish side in that first match, Frida Maanum scoring a consolation for the Gunners. Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí was on target in the second fixture.

Barcelona have won eight of their last 13 matches against English opponents (D2 L3), although they are winless in their last two (D1 L1), most recently drawing 1-1 at Chelsea on Matchday 4 last season. Their record when facing English teams in Spain is W3 D1 L3.

Arsenal have won six of their last nine encounters with Spanish clubs (L3) including the last three, beating Real Madrid 2-1 at home in the 2025/26 league phase.

The Gunners' September 2012 win against Barça is their only triumph in five away games in Spain (D1 L3).

Barcelona

This is Barcelona's 15th Women's Champions League campaign, all in succession. Four-time winners after reclaiming the trophy last season with a 4-0 triumph against OL Lyonnes in Oslo, they have reached the final in seven of the past eight editions as well as six in succession – a competition record. Their other successes came in the span of four seasons, beating Chelsea in 2021 (4-0), Wolfsburg in 2023 (3-2) and OL in 2024 (2-0).

On their way to the final last season, the Spanish champions topped the inaugural league phase with 16 points from a possible 18, before defeating Spanish rivals Real Madrid 12-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals (6-2 a, 6-0 h) and Bayern München 5-3 in the last four (1-1 a, 4-2 h).

Arsenal

The Gunners' 2025 triumph against Barcelona 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 finals.

This is the Londoners' 19th participation in the Women's Champions League. Their title defence ended at the semi-final stage last season – their ninth appearance in the last four – with that 3-4 aggregate defeat against OL Lyonnes (2-1 h, 1-3 a).

Key stats

Spanish clubs are without a win in nine Women's Champions League matches against English opposition including qualifying (D2 L7), since Barcelona's 4-1 victory at Chelsea in the 2024/25 semi-final second leg. They have lost their last three home matches against English clubs.

Barcelona have won all 16 of their group stage/league phase home matches, most recently beating Paris FC 5-2 on Matchday 1.

The Spanish side have won their last 11 Women's Champions League home matches and have lost only one of their last 35 (W33 D1), 0-1 to Chelsea in the 2023/24 semi-final first leg.

Barça are unbeaten in 14 Women's Champions League matches (W12 D2), one short of their club record set between 2022 and 2024.

Ewa Pajor has scored in eight successive Women's Champions League appearances, equalling the competition record shared by Hanna Ljungberg (2002) and Conny Pohlers (2008–12).

Caroline Graham Hansen has scored in her last four league phase appearances.

Arsenal are unbeaten in last six league phase matches (W5 D1), scoring in each of their last 16 matches at this stage. This season they have beaten HB Køge (1-0 h), drawn with Paris FC (2-2 a) and won 3-0 at home to Benfica.

The Gunners have found the net in all 13 of their group stage/league phase away matches and have scored first in the last eight.

Alessia Russo's Matchday 3 hat-trick against Benfica made her the leading English scorer in Women's Champions League history (23), two ahead of Fran Kirby. Russo has nine goals in her last ten appearances in the competition.

Arsenal's Ona Batlle made 27 Women's Champions League appearances for Barcelona between 2023 and joining the English club this summer.