The UEFA Champions League semifinals get underway on Tuesday, Apr. 29 with Arsenal taking on Paris Saint-Germain for the second time this European campaign.

The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season introduced a revamped 36-team format, replacing the traditional group stage with a single league phase. However, concerns raised by clubs like Arsenal and Barcelona have prompted UEFA to consider adjustments to the knockout stage structure for the 2025-26 campaign,

Arsenal reached the Women’s Champions League final for the first time since 2007 after overturning a first-leg deficit against Lyon with a 4-1 victory on Sunday. Arsenal had trailed 2-1 after last weekend’s defeat at the Emirates Stadium but recorded an emphatic win over the record eight-time European champions to progress 5-3 on aggregate and set up a meeting with Barcelona in May’s final.