2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
20th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 20th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 12th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying rounds: 3–19 November 2020 Knockout phase: 8 December 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
Teams | Knockout phase: 32 Total: 62 (from 50 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Barcelona (1st title) |
Runners-up | Chelsea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 89 |
Goals scored | 318 (3.57 per match) |
Attendance | 2,576 (29 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jennifer Hermoso Fran Kirby (6 goals each) |
Best player(s) |
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The final was held at the Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5][6] The winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League automatically qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, which will be the first edition to feature a 16-team group stage.[7]
Lyon were the defending champions, having won the previous five editions, but were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. Barcelona won their first title by beating Chelsea in the final, becoming the first club to have won both men's and women's Champions League titles.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.