🏆 Women's Champions League: Real Madrid and Atleti aiming for top 18 | OneFootball

It's Thursday, the final qualifying round in the Women's Champions League. In this last qualifying round, the two Spanish teams, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, face a crucial home challenge to secure their ticket to the league phase of Europe's top competition.

Real Madrid-Eintracht Frankfurt: To secure the ticket at home

Real Madrid has everything in its favor to seal the passage to the group stage at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. The team led by Pau Quesada arrives with a valuable 1-2 advantage achieved in Germany. In the first leg, the whites took the lead with goals from Filippa Angeldahl and Signe Bruun, who were the most decisive players of the match.

The Danish forward returns to the squad for this match after missing the previous one against Madrid CFF. A match where the whites achieved their first victory of the season in Liga F. Defensive solidity will be crucial to maintain the lead. The concern lies in the physical condition of the team, something that worries both the coach and the fans.

Atlético de Madrid-BK Häcken: Alcalá needs to push

Atlético de Madrid hosts BK Häcken with everything to play for. The 1-1 draw in Sweden leaves the tie completely open and forces the colchoneras to seek victory on their own turf. The team led by Víctor Martín took the lead in the first leg with a goal from Luany da Silva, but the Swedes equalized in the final stretch of the match.

The rojiblancas will look to transfer their good form from Liga F to the European competition. The intensity and grit shown in the early matches will be key against a Swedish team that will try to impose its physical rhythm in search of their ticket to the league phase. However, the colchoneras will not be alone and will aim to make the Wanda Sports City in Alcalá de Henares a fortress. The goal is to return to the main phase of the Women's Champions League after four years.

Other ties: Manchester United to avoid another continental failure

Beyond the Spanish duels, other matches in the qualifying round promise strong emotions. Manchester United faces a critical situation, as they must overturn a 0-1 deficit at home against Norwegian Brann to avoid another European setback. Meanwhile, Sporting CP arrives with a significant advantage and the opportunity to close the tie at their stadium, having achieved an excellent 1-2 result in the first leg against Roma, leaving them with one foot in the next stage.

Today's matches (first leg result)

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