Women's Champions League knockout phase play-off second legs Thursday preview: Juventus-Wolfsburg, Atleti-Man United

The first-ever UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase play-offs conclude on Thursday.

Juventus welcome Wolfsburg with the tie poised at 2-2 and with OL Lyonnes awaiting the winners in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Atlético de Madrid will attempt to overturn a 3-0 deficit away to Manchester United for the right to take on Bayern München.

All times CET

Thursday's second legs

Juventus vs Wolfsburg (18:45, first leg: 2-2)

Juventus looked set to take an advantage into their home leg, leading Wolfsburg 2-0 in Germany with eight minutes remaining as club debutant Ana Capeta scored and then set up Amalie Vangsgaard. But Janina Minge pulled one back from the penalty spot and, deep in added time, a superb Sarai Linder strike boosted Wolfsburg's hopes of earning another meeting with their old rivals OL Lyonnes.

Despite the late disappointment, Juve coach Massimiliano Canzi called for his side to produce the "same personality" in front of their home fans. The Italian side will hope for a repeat of the 2021/22 group stage meetings, when these teams produced a dramatic 2-2 draw on Matchday 3 and a week later the Italian side beat Wolfsburg 2-0.

Key fact: Wolfsburg are aiming for a 13th quarter-final in 14 Women's Champions League campaigns, while Juventus hope to get there for the second time after their 2021/22 debut.

Manchester United vs Atlético de Madrid (21:00, first leg: 3-0)

Manchester United's hopes of a positive start to their first-ever European knockout phase tie came to fruition when Melvine Malard, Elisabeth Terland and Julia Zigiotti Olme all scored in Spain.

Atleti coach José Herrera summed up the first leg by saying: "They were clinical and that's it," and certainly the match statistics suggest the only significant difference between the teams was in the goals scored column. Man United, who previously won 1-0 at Atleti in the league phase, will defend their lead with a quarter-final place against Bayern at stake.

Key stat: The first leg was Man United's seventh clean sheet from 11 games this campaign (including qualifying).