Spain\u2019s autonomous Basque Country will play host to the last eight team still standing with games split between Athletic Club\u2019s San Mam\u00e9s and Real Sociedad\u2019s Anoeta Stadium. Instead of two-legged ties as are custom in the UWCL, the quarter and semi-finals will be single ties to expedite the tournament with all three rounds of matches snuggled within a ten-day window.<\/p>\n

The last eight teams left are French duo Olympique Lyonnais (current holders and D1F champions) and Paris Saint-Germain, Bundesliga double VfL Wolfsburg (who won the German title this week) and FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen, Spanish representatives Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and British pair, Arsenal and Glasgow City.<\/p>\n

Glasgow City are the clear outliers in the pack, not just as the only team that doesn\u2019t come from a full-time standing but as the one that has only played one competitive match in the last seven months.<\/p>\n

If we put the German duo to the side for a moment, we have another five teams that haven\u2019t played competitively since the end of February. Whilst Arsenal, Atleti, Barcelona, OL and PSG can lean on their parent clubs and get back into training sooner rather than later \u2013 Lyon, for instance, are already back at it \u2013 Glasgow is again, the team with an obvious disadvantage and aren\u2019t likely to be back in training until next month.<\/p>\n