[7] Lyon were the defending champions, having won the previous five editions, but were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.

In 2019–20, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organized a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra, Liechtenstein and San Marino.

[12] In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice.

[16] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: Notes The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

[6] The tournament would have originally started in August 2020, but was initially delayed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

However, due to the continuing pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced a new format and schedule on 16 September 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the following special rules were applicable to the competition:[101] On 24 September 2020, UEFA announced that five substitutions would be permitted, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Source: Soccerway[115][116] The following 23 players were named in the squad of the season by the UEFA's technical observers:[117] Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the sixteen teams who participated in the tournament's round of 16, together with twenty journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group who specialize in women's football.

[118] The award winners were announced and presented during the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Turkey on 26 August 2021.