Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in an El Clasico clash in the first leg of the Women's Champions League quarter-finals at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Wednesday evening.
Madrid progressed via the play-offs, but have never won the competition before, and will be underdogs even on home soil against the mighty Barca.
The Blaugrana finished top of the league phase table to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the three-time winners will be aiming to avenge their 2025 final defeat to Arsenal and go all the way this time to lift the trophy again.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our Today's betting tips page for more of our free expert Women's Champions League predictions!
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Real Madrid Women vs Barcelona Women key stats
- Madrid have beaten Barcelona just once in 24 H2Hs in all competitions (L23).
- Barcelona have won 19 of their last 20 games across all competitions (D1).
- Barcelona have lost just once all season.
Real Madrid Women vs Barcelona Women preview: Barca win inevitable?
| Real Madrid (W) | vs | Barcelona (W) |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd (Liga F) | Position | 1st (Liga F) |
| 56 | Points | 66 |
| 53 | Goals For | 103 |
| 14 | Goals Against | 6 |
| 15 | Clean Sheets | 17 |
| 2nd | Home Rank | 1st |
| 2nd | Away Rank | 1st |
Anyone who comes up against Barcelona is usually the underdog , but Madrid are one of only a select few teams to have beaten them in recent years.
Indeed, they won 3-1 away from home in Liga F almost exactly a year before they are due to face off on Wednesday.
Madrid have not scored in their last five home H2Hs.
However, Madrid have lost three times to their arch rivals by an aggregate score of 10-0 since them, with all three match-ups coming this season.
Thus, it is a tall task for them to get a positive result here, and while their hopes of winning a first Champions League title are still alive, they are still very much slim.
Barcelona will not only hold those hopes, but there will also be expectations to win it for the fourth time.
They finished top of the league phase with five wins out of six (D1), scoring 20 goals and conceding just three.
Barcelona have won nine of their last 10 away games.
The Blaugrana were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in last year's final in Lisbon, stopping them winning the competition for the third season in a row.
Yet another Liga F title seems to be wrapped up with them 10 points clear of Madrid in the race, so Barca can now concentrate on trying to regain their Champions League crown.
Real Madrid Women vs Barcelona Women form guide & betting tips
| Real Madrid (W) | vs | Barcelona (W) |
|---|---|---|
| W-W-W-W-W | Form | W-D-W-W-W |
| 11 | Goals For | 15 |
| 0 | Goals Against | 2 |
| D-W-W | Champions League (W) form | D-W-W |
Whispers predicts: Real Madrid Women 0-3 Barcelona Women
While Madrid are in great form, Barcelona are simply a different animal, and they have already fallen down three times to them this season.
The visitors are clear favourites with bookmakers, and the best price you can get for them at the time of writing is 1/5.
Those odds are far too short for us, so combining a Barca win with other betting markets will enhance the price more.
Our first bet has come through in all three H2Hs this season, which is a Barcelona win & BTTS - No at 1/1 with bet365.
Two of those three meetings saw the Blaugrana win 4-0, so Barcelona to win (-2 handicap) at 11/8 with BetMGM also holds value.
In terms of potential goalscorers, Ewa Pajor was rested over the weekend, and has scored four goals against Madrid already this season.
Thus, we are backing Ewa Pajor to score anytime at 49/50 with Ladbrokes.
Overall, we are predicting a comfortable victory for Barcelona, and our 0-3 scoreline is available at 13/2 with some bookmakers.
> Ewa Pajor to score anytime at 49/50 | Likelihood: Probable
> Barcelona win & BTTS - No at 1/1 | Likelihood: Probable
> Barcelona to win (-2 handicap) at 11/8 | Likelihood: Possible