💫 UWCL Ones to Watch: Qualification explained in incredible Chelsea group | OneFootball

The final Women’s Champions League group stage matchday is here and there are a few details to get our heads around.

Let’s start with the really simple stuff: five teams have already been confirmed as quarter-finalists.

They are:

One of Arsenal and Hoffenheim will join them and it will be the Gunners unless they lose by five or more goals in Germany on Wednesday.

OK, now that’s out the way, let’s dive into Group A …

As things stand, Chelsea lead the way on 11 points, while Wolfsburg and Juventus each have eight points.

Chelsea face Wolfsburg away from home on Thursday, with a draw enough to secure qualification for Emma Hayes’ side.

Juventus host Servette, who have lost all five of their games so far and are yet to score a goal.

If Chelsea avoid defeat and Juventus win, those two sides will go through in first and second respectively.

If Chelsea lose and Juventus win it starts to get complicated.

With three teams all on the same number of points, a mini-league would be formed from the games between the three sides and they would be ranked according to their goal difference in those fixtures.

That mini-table currently looks like this:

Chelsea will therefore still qualify, albeit in second, if they lose in Wolfsburg by a single goal, assuming Juventus also win their match against Servette.

If Juventus beat Servette and Chelsea lose by more than one goal, they will be knocked out by virtue of finishing third on goal difference in the mini-league.

So it’s really simple: if Juventus win as expected, Chelsea must avoid losing by two goals or more to qualify.

Now let the fun begin.