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- Competition: Champions League Women's
- Date: Wednesday, 12th November 2025
- Kickoff: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CET
- Venue: Estadi Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
On Wednesday night at Estadi Johan Cruyff, Barcelona will host Leuven in another interesting women's Champions League game. Both teams started the competition well, but it is completely clear that they have different goals for the 2025/26 season. Can Leuven surprise Barcelona on the road and steal a point? Let's break down the match and find the best betting option.
Barcelona W team overview
After two consecutive titles, Barcelona lost the Champions League final to Arsenal last season. However, they remain the most serious contender for the trophy in the current campaign. They thrashed Bayern Munich and AS Roma in two opening rounds and are at the top of the standings with six points and an 11:1 goal difference.
Barcelona were almost faultless this season, winning 11 of 12 matches across all competitions. Last weekend, Pere Romeu's team won 8-0 at home against Deportivo La Coruna. The big victory, only seven days after the season's only defeat, shows that Barcelona is still on the right track.
Barcelona had some injury problems recently, but Ewa Pajor and Kika Nazareth returned on Sunday as substitutes last weekend and will be in contention for the upcoming Champions League round. Pajor and Nazareth combined for 12 goals in all competitions this season.
Last matches of Barcelona W
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Barcelona W
8 : 0
Deportivo de La Coruña W
Primera Division Women
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Real Sociedad W
1 : 0
Barcelona W
Primera Division Women
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Barcelona W
2 : 0
Granada W
Primera Division Women
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Roma W
0 : 4
Barcelona W
UEFA Women's Champions League
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Atletico Madrid W
0 : 6
Barcelona W
Primera Division Women
Barcelona W lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Catalina Coll
Defenders
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23
Aicha Camara
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8
Marta Torrejon
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4
Mapi Leon
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22
Ona Batlle
Midfielders
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6
Sydney Schertenleib
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5
Laia Alexandri Lopez
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11
Alexia Putellas
Forwards
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19
Vicky Lopez
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18
Kika Nazareth
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9
Claudia Pina
Leuven W team overview
Last season, Leuven won their first title in Belgian football after surprisingly ending ahead of Anderlecht. After that, Leuven successfully qualified for the Champions League and now aims to go even further, reaching the knockout phase. They are on the right track, having won four points after the opening two rounds. In both matches, Leuven were heavy underdogs, but they still managed to get points.
In the Belgian Super League, Leuven are playing well, too. They are at the top of the standings with 19 points from seven matches. Leuven won four of the last five games in all competitions. In the most recent outing, Arno van den Abbeel's team won 3-0 on the road against Genk. The guests dominated throughout the game and recorded another important victory.
Leuven's head coach, Arno van den Abbeel, was very satisfied after an easy win over Genk. He also talked about the upcoming game in Barcelona. Van den Abbeel commented, "We can now travel to Barcelona in good spirits, with a clear head to prepare and start that game. I don't think we're without a chance. The plan is on the drawing board. I'm hoping for a vintage OHL top performance — and maybe a Barcelona off day."
Last matches of OH Leuven W
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Genk W
0 : 3
OH Leuven W
Super League Women
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Club Brugge W
1 : 0
OH Leuven W
Women's Cup
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Westerlo W
0 : 1
OH Leuven W
Super League Women
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OH Leuven W
2 : 1
FC Twente W
UEFA Women's Champions League
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Paris W
2 : 2
OH Leuven W
UEFA Women's Champions League
OH Leuven W lineup
Goalkeeper
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29
Lowiese Seynhaeve
Defenders
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4
Virag Nagy
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30
Julie Biesmans
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25
Linde Veefkinde
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3
Kim Everaerts
Midfielders
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19
Jeslynn Kuijpers
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6
Zenia Mertens
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8
Sara Pusztai
Forwards
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11
Ioanna Papatheodorou
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10
Aurelie Reynders
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9
Jada Conijnenberg
Prediction
Both teams are in excellent attacking form. Barcelona showed last weekend how dangerous they are by scoring eight goals against Deportivo La Coruna. On the other hand, Leuven scored 20 goals in the previous nine games and are not without chances to score one or two at Estadi Johan Cruyff. With both teams being excellent in the attack, we should expect at least four goals in the upcoming Champions League clash.
3 Reasons why we should expect at least four goals in this match
- Barcelona scored eight goals last weekend against Deportivo La Coruna
- There were at least four goals in five of the previous seven Barcelona games
- Leuven scored 20 goals in the last nine matches
Main prediction Barcelona W - OH Leuven W
Over 3.5 goals
Best Odds:
Barcelona W vs OH Leuven W standings in UEFA Women's Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OL Lyonnes W | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 - 2 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 - 1 | +10 | 7 |
| 3 | Real Madrid W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 - 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 4 | Barcelona W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 - 1 | +10 | 6 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 | Manchester United W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | OH Leuven W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Atletico Madrid W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 9 | Arsenal W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Juventus W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Vålerenga W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Bayern Munich W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 13 | Paris W | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 - 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 14 | FC Twente W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | SL Benfica W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Paris SG W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 17 | Roma W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 - 11 | -9 | 0 |
| 18 | St. Polten W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 - 15 | -15 | 0 |