Real Madrid-Roma: Women’s Champions League gets underway

Pau Quesada's team play their first game at the Di Stéfano this evening (6:45 pm CEST).

The opening phase of the Women’s Champions League kicks off this evening, as our team gear up to play at the Alfredo Di Stéfano . Roma, the first Italian outfit our team will face in official competition, are the opposition in the tournament curtain-raiser (6:45 pm CEST). Pau Quesada's side will be looking to start off on the right foot in the tournament, and continue their impressive streak at the Alfredo Di Stéfano , where they've won four from four so far this season: three in the League against Madrid CFF ( 2-1 ), Deportivo ( 4-0 ) and Levante Badalona ( 3-0 ), and one in the Women’s Champions League qualifier against Eintracht ( 3-0 ). Roma The Italian side are on a fine run of form themselves. Tonight's opponents are on a three-match winning streak, having taken seven victories in eight games so far this season. Their only loss came against Sporting de Portugal (1-2) in the final round of the Women’s Champions League qualifiers. New format Tonight sees the first of six games for our team in the new-look opening phase of the competition. Three come at home (Roma, Paris F.C. and Wolfsburg), with three on the road (PSG, Arsenal and Twente). The 18 teams share a single league, with the top four heading straight to the quarter-finals. Those finishing 5th to 12th face a play-off round, and then from the quarters, it's a traditional route to the final.