Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women: UWCL Team News, H2H & Match Guide

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women meet at the Joie Stadium on Thursday, 1 October 2026 in Matchday 2 of the UEFA Women’s Champions League league phase. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST, or 19:00 UTC.

Both clubs started the league phase with draws. City recovered from two goals down to take a 2-2 draw at Bayern München, while Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain after scoring in the second minute.

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Match information	Details
Competition	UEFA Women’s Champions League 2026/27
Stage	League Phase — Matchday 2
Date	Thursday, 1 October 2026
Kick-off	20:00 BST / 19:00 UTC
Venue	Joie Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City coach	Andrée Jeglertz
Real Madrid coach	Pau Quesada

This is City’s first home match of the 2026/27 Women’s Champions League league phase. Their other home fixtures in the stage are against Paris Saint-Germain on 29 October and Austria Wien on 16 December.

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Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women results from Matchday 1 left both clubs on one point. City trailed Bayern München 2-0 before Beth Mead scored just before half-time and Carlotta Wamser equalised in the 86th minute.

Real Madrid took an early lead against Paris Saint-Germain through Felicia Schröder but could not hold it, with PSG equalising in the second half for a 1-1 finish.

Team	Matchday 1	Result	Points
Manchester City	Bayern München vs Manchester City	2-2	1
Real Madrid	Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain	1-1	1

City followed their European draw with a 1-0 domestic win at Charlton Athletic, Alex Greenwood scoring from a free-kick. The Joie Stadium match gives both sides an immediate opportunity to turn an unbeaten European start into a first league-phase victory.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women team news centres on the group Andrée Jeglertz prepared at the City Football Academy ahead of the match. UEFA’s registered squad includes Ayaka Yamashita, Alex Greenwood, Jade Rose, Kerstin Casparij, Niamh Charles, Grace Clinton, Sam Coffey, Sydney Lohmann and Yui Hasegawa.

City also have attacking options including Khadija Shaw, Beth Mead, Lauren Hemp, Mary Fowler and Aoba Fujino. Mead scored in the comeback at Bayern, while Wamser’s late equaliser secured City’s first point of the league phase.

Jeglertz has kept the focus on Real Madrid despite an Arsenal league match following three days later. City trained for the European fixture before turning their attention to the domestic game.

Real Madrid arrive in Manchester after opening the league phase with a draw against Paris Saint-Germain. Pau Quesada’s side had already come through qualifying before Matchday 1 and now face their first away game of the league phase.

Real Madrid’s squad gives Quesada options across midfield and attack, with Caroline Weir carrying particular history in this fixture. The former City midfielder scored the winner when Madrid beat City 1-0 in their most recent meeting in 2022.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women lineups will be confirmed shortly before kick-off. City’s UEFA squad provides several combinations in defence and midfield, while Yamashita is an established option in goal.

Greenwood, Rose, Casparij, Charles and Rebecca Knaak are among City’s defensive options. Hasegawa, Coffey, Clinton and Lohmann give Jeglertz different midfield profiles, with Shaw, Hemp, Mead, Fowler and Fujino available further forward.

Real Madrid’s final selection will show how Quesada plans to manage City’s wide threat and the central presence of Shaw. Confirmed starting elevens will provide the clearest indication of both coaches’ approach.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women H2H includes three competitive meetings from the 2021/22 and 2022/23 qualifying campaigns. Real Madrid are unbeaten in those matches, with two wins and one draw.

Season	Fixture	Result
2022/23	Real Madrid vs Manchester City	1-0
2021/22	Manchester City vs Real Madrid	0-1
2021/22	Real Madrid vs Manchester City	1-1

The most recent meeting came in August 2022, when Weir scored the only goal in Madrid. A year earlier, the clubs met over two legs: the first match finished 1-1 in Spain before Real Madrid won 1-0 in Manchester.

Those matches were played in qualifying rather than the current league-phase format. Thursday’s game is their first Women’s Champions League meeting in more than four years.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women stats show two teams arriving with one league-phase point and an unbeaten start to the competition proper.

Stat	Manchester City	Real Madrid
Matchday 1	2-2 vs Bayern München	1-1 vs Paris Saint-Germain
Points	1	1
Goals scored	2	1
Goals conceded	2	1
Recent H2H wins	0	2
Recent H2H draws	1	1

City’s Matchday 1 comeback showed their ability to recover after a difficult start, but they also had a Khadija Shaw penalty saved. Real Madrid scored almost immediately against PSG before being pulled back later in the game.

Shaw gives City a central target and remains a major threat inside the penalty area. Hemp can attack from wide areas, while Hasegawa’s passing helps City control possession and move the ball through midfield.

Greenwood adds experience and distribution from defence and scored City’s winner at Charlton in the match before Real Madrid. Mead also arrives with a recent European goal after starting City’s comeback in Munich.

Weir is the obvious connection between the clubs. Her goal decided the 2022 meeting after she moved from City to Real Madrid, making her movement around the edge of the penalty area one of the details City must manage.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women prediction discussions have to account for City’s home advantage and Real Madrid’s unbeaten record in the three previous competitive meetings. Both teams also showed on Matchday 1 that they can recover when a match turns against them.

City will want to get Shaw into scoring positions and use Hemp and their other wide players to stretch Madrid’s defence. Real Madrid have already shown they can score early in Europe and have previously kept City from winning in this matchup.

The midfield contest will influence how often each attack receives the ball in dangerous areas. City must also manage Madrid’s transitions, while Real Madrid need to limit the space City create around the penalty area.

After comparing the form, team news and previous meetings, readers can make their Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women prediction on SportPesa using the football markets available for the match before kick-off.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women live coverage begins with kick-off at 20:00 BST in Manchester and 19:00 UTC. Manchester City lists Disney+ as the UK broadcaster for the fixture.

Broadcast rights vary by territory, so viewers outside the UK should check the authorised service carrying the Women’s Champions League where they are. City’s Matchday Centre is scheduled to provide updates, statistics and commentary, with post-match reaction and highlights after the final whistle.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women goals will be part of the live match coverage as the two clubs chase their first win of the league phase. City’s opening European match produced four goals, while Real Madrid’s opener against PSG finished 1-1.

Authorised highlights are expected after the match through competition and club channels, subject to territorial rights. City also provides post-match reaction and a detailed match report through its official platforms.

The Women’s Champions League match is on Thursday, 1 October 2026.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST in Manchester, which is 19:00 UTC.

The match is at the Joie Stadium in Manchester.

It is Matchday 2 of the 2026/27 UEFA Women’s Champions League league phase.

Manchester City came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away to Bayern München. Beth Mead and Carlotta Wamser scored for City.

Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain after Felicia Schröder scored in the second minute.

In their three competitive meetings since 2021, Real Madrid have won twice and one match has ended in a draw.

Their most recent meeting was in August 2022, when Real Madrid won 1-0 in Women’s Champions League qualifying.

Manchester City lists Disney+ for UK coverage. Viewers elsewhere should check the authorised Women’s Champions League broadcaster in their territory.

Live scores, lineups and match statistics can be followed through official match coverage and live-score services, including SP Score.

Manchester City Women vs Real Madrid Women brings two unbeaten league-phase teams to the Joie Stadium with a first victory at stake. City showed resilience to recover at Bayern, while Real Madrid took an early lead before drawing with Paris Saint-Germain.

City have home advantage and several attacking options, but Madrid have not lost any of the three previous competitive meetings between the clubs. The new squads, different coaches and league-phase format make this a fresh contest despite that history.

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