BBC Women's Football Weekly - Champions League preview & new female coaching rule

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Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie discuss the Champions League quarter-finals with Arsenal and Chelsea coming up against each other in Europe for the very first time. Ellen goes into why it's so important to go into the second leg ahead and why the first may be a cagey affair.

Jen and Ellen discuss Alessia Russo's best position and why Jen thinks Renee Slegers is so good at managing her squad. Manchester United face a tough side in Bayern Munich who are unbeaten in the league this season, plus United have the Manchester derby to manage in between the two legs.

Ellen and Jen give their opinion after it was announced every team in FIFA's women's football tournaments must include at least one female head coach or assistant coach. Will the support and funding be in place for female coaches to get their coaching qualifications?

Timecodes:
02:00 Players getting ill
04:30 Arsenal v Chelsea 
09:30 Importance of first leg 
11:35 Russo position & Blackstenious 
18:25 Can United cause an upset against Bayern? 
24:30 New FIFA rule on female coaches 
30:00 What support is needed?
35:20 Manchester derby

Commentaries:
Tuesday 24th March: Champions League Arsenal v Chelsea on 5 Live, KO 2000
Saturday 28th March: WSL Manchester United v Manchester City on 5 Live, KO 13:30
Saturday 28th March: WSL Arsenal v Spurs on Sports Extra, KO 17:30
Sunday 29th March: WSL Chelsea v Aston Villa on 5 Live, KO 1200

Published on Tuesday, 24th March 2026.

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