Real Madrid Femenino will travel to Germany for Thursday's first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt Women in the third round of Women's Champions League qualifying.
The winner of the two-legged tie will advance to the league face, while the loser will drop into the inaugural Women's Europa Cup.
Match preview
Eintracht Frankfurt are competing in Women's Champions League qualifying after finishing in third place in the Frauen-Bundesliga last season.
They won 16, drew two and lost four of their 22 league matches to finish seven points clear of Bayer Leverkusen in fourth and just a point adrift of Wolfsburg in second.
Niko Arnautis's side made a positive start to the 2025-26 campaign, easing to a dominant 5-0 victory in Friday's home league clash against SGS Essen.
Geraldine Reuteler netted a brace alongside goals from Nicole Anyomi, Amanda Ilestedt and Remina Chiba to build confidence ahead of Thursday's first leg.
The German side experienced disappointment in UWCL qualifying last season, losing to Sporting Lisbon in the second stage of round one after beating FC Minsk.
Frankfurt are preparing for their maiden competitive meeting with Real Madrid, and their first meeting with a Spanish side since losing 2-0 and 3-1 to Barcelona in the 2023-24 group stage.
Real Madrid Women's head coach Pau Quesada on September 5, 2025
Real Madrid are entering a new era under Pau Quesada after the club's hierarchy opted to part ways with Alberto Toril at the end of last season.
Toril oversaw a third consecutive second-place finish in the 2024-25 campaign, while his team were eliminated in the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the Copa de la Reina and UWCL respectively.
Real Madrid are looking for Quesada to close the gap to Barcelona by taking the club to the next level, with Las Blancas still searching for their first trophy since their formation in 2020.
Unfortunately for Quesada, he has experienced a disappointing start to his tenure, having seen his side take just one point from their opening two Liga F matches.
Real Madrid required a late goal to salvage a 2-2 draw against newly-promoted DUX Logrono, before they fell to a 2-1 defeat in Friday's derby against rivals Atletico Madrid in a game where Signe Bruun was sent off for two bookable offences.
Las Blancas will have to quickly pick themselves up as they look to seal their place in the UWCL main draw for a fifth consecutive season.
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Real Madrid Women's Caroline Weir on September 5, 2025
Frankfurt are expected to be without the services of Sophia Winkler, Marthine Ostenstad and Ainhoa Alguacil due to injury.
Arnautis is likely to stick with the same side that started Friday's win over Essen, meaning former Real Madrid attacker Hayley Raso would have to settle for a place on the bench following her summer switch from Tottenham Hotspur.
Freigang and Anyomi will offer two of the main goal threats after scoring 14 goals each in the Frauen-Bundesliga last season, while Reuteler will also look to contribute in the offensive areas from the middle of the park.
As for the visitors, Quesada will likely be without Teresa Abelleira, Naomie Feller, Rocio Galvez and Antonia.
Sheila Garcia and Eva Navarro are pushing for recalls after featuring as half-time substitutes in Friday's defeat to rivals Atletico.
Sara Dabritz will be hoping her long-range strike in the derby will help earn her first start since joining Las Blancas from Lyon in the summer.
Eintracht Frankfurt Women possible starting lineup:
Altenburg; Riesen, Velt, Ilestedt, Luhrssen; Reuteler, Graws, Senss; Memeti, Anyomi, Freigang
Real Madrid Femenino possible starting lineup:
Frohms; Garcia, Lakrar, Mendez, Holmgaard; Weir, Toletti, Dabritz; Navarro, Del Castillo, Caicedo
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We say: Eintracht Frankfurt Women 1-1 Real Madrid Femenino
Frankfurt will be desperate to make full use of home advantage in Thursday's first leg, but we think the German side will have to settle for a point against a club that has made a habit of progressing from the qualifying rounds of the UWCL.
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