UEFA Women's Champions League: Inter will host the second round of qualification | OneFootball

Inter Women will host the Group 3 mini-tournament in the second round of qualifications of the UEFA Women's Champions League at the Konami Youth Development Centre. It is an important opportunity for the Nerazzurre who will be able to count on their home advantage ahead of the group stage of Europe's top competition.

The draw in Nyon for the first and second round decided the opponents in the "Piazzate" route and Inter were put in Group 3: they will face Norwegian side SK Brann in the semi-finals, scheduled for Wednesday 27 August. The other semi-final in the group will see Valur (Iceland) face Sporting Braga (Portugal). 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.

CALENDARIO UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2025/26

Primo turno di qualificazione (mini-tornei in sede unica) Semifinali: 30 luglio Finale primo posto/spareggio terzo posto: 2 agosto

Secondo turno di qualificazione (mini-tornei in sede unica) Semifinali: 27 agosto Finale primo posto/spareggio terzo posto: 30 agosto

Terzo turno di qualificazione Andata: 11 settembre Ritorno: 18 settembre

Fase campionato

Sorteggio: 19 settembre, Nyon Giornata 1: 7/8 ottobre Giornata 2: 15/16 ottobre Giornata 3: 11/12 novembre Giornata 4: 19/20 novembre Giornata 5: 9/10 dicembre Giornata 6: 17 dicembre

Spareggi per la fase a eliminazione diretta

Sorteggio: 18 dicembre, Nyon Andata: 11/12 febbraio Ritorno: 18/19 febbraio

Quarti di finale

Sorteggio: 18 dicembre, Nyon Andata: 24/25 marzo Ritorno: 1/2 aprile

Semifinali

Sorteggio: 18 dicembre, Nyon Andata: 25/26 aprile Ritorno: 2/3 maggio

Finale (Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo)

22, 23 o 24 maggio