Chelsea host Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday 20 November, with kick-off at 8pm GMT. Viewers in the UK can watch the game for free on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, with live coverage from 7.30pm GMT. Subscribers can also watch on disney+, with subscriptions starting from £5.99 per month.

As Chelsea ready themselves to face a side who have for so long been the yardstick against which all other European clubs are measured, they might ask whether they are hitting their own standards, let alone the lofty ones that Barcelona continue to set.

Twelve teams will progress from the league phase of the 2025/26 Women's Champions League, with six eliminated.

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Juventus are still without a win in the Champions League after they were held to a 1-1 draw in Turin by Sporting on Tuesday, when Maximiliano Araujo put the visitors ahead and Dusan Vlahovic equalised for the hosts.