Matildas Abroad Preview: Arsenal take first leg lead into UWCL semi-final; Roma closing in on Serie A title

Arsenal have put themselves into the best possible position to advance to a second consecutive UEFA Women’s Champions League final, heading into the second leg up 2-1 on aggregate against Lyon.

Elsewhere, Manchester City have a huge game against Liverpool, while AS Roma could put themselves one point away from the league title with a win this weekend.

Read our preview of all the action below.

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UEFA Women’s Champions League

Arsenal travel to take on Teagan Micah’s Lyon on Saturday, 11pm AEST. The Gunners go into the second leg with a goal advantage against the team they beat at this very stage last season. Caitlin Foord will be available for Arsenal, while Steph Catley hopes to recover from injury after signing a new contract with the club. Kyra Cooney-Cross remains unavailable.

The UWCL can be streamed via Disney+.

England

WSL

Due to their UWCL tie, Arsenal played in the WSL midweek, defeating Leicester City 7-0. There were five different goal scorers in a dominant performance. Caitlin Foord was a second-half substitute for Arsenal while Emily van Egmond started for the Foxes. Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross were unavailable. The result keeps them in the title race.

This weekend, the round kicks off with Manchester United taking on Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday at 9pm. Brighton have made a habit of giant-killing in recent weeks and will hope to add to their haul with another three points against United. Charlie Rule will be available for Brighton.

Manchester City take on Liverpool on Sunday, 9pm AEST. As it stands, the most points that title challenges Arsenal can finish on is 53, meaning that a win this weekend to take them to 52 points will not secure the title for City, but will keep its fate in their own hands. Mary Fowler will be available for City.

Tottenham Hotspur host London City Lionesses on Sunday, 9pm AEST. It will be the penultimate game in Spurs colours for Charli Grant, who announced she was leaving the club this week. Alanna Kennedy will be available for the Lionesses, while Clare Hunt remains injured for Tottenham.

Leicester City don’t have an easy task bouncing back from the midweek defeat, taking on Chelsea on Sunday, 11.30pm AEST. The title race has escaped Chelsea but European football is very much still up for grabs. Emily van Egmond will be available for Leicester while Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter will hope to continue their goalscoring form for the Blues.

Finally, Katrina Gorry’s West Ham travels to take on Aston Villa on Monday, 10pm AEST. Both teams are now safe from relegation and will look to finish the season on a high.

You can watch the WSL on Stan Sport.

WSL2

Newcastle United will hope to finish their season with a win against Durham on Sunday, 12am AEST. Kaitlyn Torpey will be available for the Magpies.

Sweden

CommBank Matildas go head-to-head when FC Rosengård takes on Malmö FF on Saturday, 9pm AEST. Malmö go into the match as favourites after an unbeaten start to the season, whereas Rosengård are still searching for their first win. Remy Siemsen is expected to line up for Rosengård while Amy Sayer and Courtney Nevin will be available for Malmö.

AIK Fotboll travel to play Vittsjö, also on Saturday, 9pm AEST. Jada Whyman will be unavailable due to injury.

United States

NWSL

Portland Thorns went top of the table midweek when they defeated San Diego Wave 2-0. Marie Müller and Sophia Wilson were the goalscorers on either side of half-time. Mackenzie Arnold was vital to the win, keeping a crucial clean sheet.

They play again this weekend, taking on Chicago Stars on Monday, 3am AEST. Mackenzie Arnold is expected to reprise her role in goals.

Mackenzie Arnold, 18 of the Portland Thorns FC during their regular season NWSL game against the Angel City FC on Sunday April 26, 2026 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Ariana Ruiz/ IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire)

You can watch selected NWSL games on Stan Sport.

USL

DC Power hosts Dallas Trinity on Saturday, 9am AEST. A win for DC would see them leapfrog Dallas into a playoff place. Morgan Aquino is expected to start for the Power in goals.

Germany

Both CommBank Matildas in the Frauen-Bundesliga don’t play until midweek.

Eintracht Frankfurt take on FC Nurnberg on Tuesday, 2am AEST. Hayley Raso will be available for Frankfurt.

Meanwhile, Jamilla Rankin’s TSG Hoffenheim play the champions Bayern Munich on Thursday, 2am AEST. Hoffenheim must win to have a chance to reel in Frankfurt, who are currently four points above them in the final European qualification place.

Italy

Sassuolo host Genoa on Saturday, 11pm AEST. A win for Sassuolo would see them safe from relegation. Jessika Nash will be available for Sassuolo.

AS Roma take on Ternana on Sunday, 2.30am AEST. They only need four points from the final three games to win the league, and a win as expected this weekend will get them very close. Winonah Heatley will be available for Roma.

Finally, Alex Chidiac’s Como takes on Fiorentina on Sunday, 11pm AEST. There is still a very slim chance of finishing third but the main focus for Como will be finishing the season with a flourish.

You can watch the Serie A Femminile on DAZN.

Canada

Calgary Wild will hope to bounce back after an opening day defeat when they take on Ottawa Rapids on Sunday, 7am AEST. Kahli Johnson will be available for Calgary.