The contenders have confirmed their squad changes for the knockout phase. Each UEFA Women's Champions League team left in the competition was permitted to register three new eligible A list players by midnight CET on Wednesday 12 March. No players are cup-tied even if they played for another club during the group stage.

Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi has expressed his desire to play in a UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid this season. With the final set to take place in Munich, the idea of facing their

Raphinha has been the man in form with the Brazilian now scoring 11 goals in Champions League play so far. With Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, there is a gear to Barcelona's attack that other teams in UCL play can only hope to match.

The Champions League quarterfinals bracket was set Wednesday, and it sends Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain toward more English teams standing in their path of the title. Madrid's beat city rival Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 on Wednesday — after Atletico's 1-0 win tied the aggregate score at 2-2 — having already eliminated Manchester City in the new knockout playoffs round last month.

Real Madrid won a dramatic penalty shoot-out against city rivals Atletico to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund also advanced to the last eight.