UEFA Women's Champions League: Inter to face SK Brann in the second qualifying round at 16:00 CEST on 27 August | OneFootball

The wait is nearly over: Inter Women’s European journey is about to begin. Piovani’s side will host the Group 3 matches of the four-team mini-tournament in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, all taking place at the Konami Football Centre.

The draws in Nyon for the first and second rounds have determined the matchups for the “Seeded” path, with Inter placed in Group 3. The Nerazzurre will face Norwegian outfit SK Brann in a semi-final clash on Wednesday 27 August at 16:00 CEST. Entry to this important fixture will be free of charge, with the team ready to be spurred on by their home support on their quest for a spot in the league phase of Europe’s premier competition. The other semi-final in the group will see Iceland’s Valur take on Portugal’s Sporting Braga.

THE MINI TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

The matches will be played on the following dates:

Wednesday 27 August 2025 Match 1: 16:00 CEST Match 2: 20:30 CEST

Saturday 30 August 2025 Third-place play-off: 11:00 CEST Final: 17:00 CESST The first and second round draw in Nyon set up the new edition of the tournament which is taking a new format: Draw Pot 2 Play-off Path:

GROUP 1 Hammarby IF (SWE) vs. FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UKR) Manchester United Women (ENG) vs. PSV Eindhoven Vrouwen (NED)

GROUP 2 AS Roma (ITA) vs. WFC Aktobe (KAZ) AC Sparta Praha (CZE) vs. FC Nordsjælland (DEN)

GROUP 3 Valur (ISL) vs. Sporting Braga (POR) SK Brann (NOR) vs. FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)

GROUP 4 Glasgow City FC (SCO) vs. FK Austria Wien (AUT) FINAL: FC Minsk (BLR) vs. WINNER MD1 TIE

THE PATH TO EUROPE

The mini-tournament is the second round of qualification: the winning team will make the third round, which is played in a two-legged tie against single opposition. Up for grabs is a place in the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The teams who finish second or third in the mini-tournament, and the team who loses in the third round, will play in the new UEFA Women's Europa Cup, the women's football equivalent of the Europa League.

THE FORMAT

The first and second round of qualification will be played in a mini-tournament tournament form with semi-finals, finals and third-place play-offs (all single-leg ties) hosted by one of the two participating clubs. If the game ends as a draw at normal time, two halves of fifteen minutes will be added on. If a team scores more than one goal in extra time, they win the game. If the game is still all square after extra time, there will be penalties. The winner of the finals will qualify for the next round of their retrospective paths.

2025/26 UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CALENDAR

First qualifying round (one-venue mini-tournaments)

Semi-finals: 30 July Final/third-place play-off: 2 August

Second qualifying round (one-venue mini-tournaments)

Semi-finals: 27 August Final/third-place play-off: 30 August

Third qualifying round

Draw: 31 August, Nyon First leg: 11 September Second leg: 18 September

League phase

Draw: 19 September, Nyon Matchday 1: 7/8 October Matchday 2: 15/16 October Matchday 3: 11/12 November Matchday 4: 19/20 November Matchday 5: 9/10 December Matchday 6: 17 December

Knockout phase play-offs

Draw: 18 December, Nyon First leg: 11/12 February Second leg: 18/19 February

Quarter-finals

Draw: 18 December, Nyon First leg: 24/25 March Second leg: 1/2 April

Semi-finals

Draw: 18 December, Nyon First leg: 25/26 April Second leg: 2/3 May

Final (Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo)

22, 23 or 24 May tbc