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Women's Champions League: Titleholder Arsenal to play Lyonnes, Bayern, Madrid in new league format
The expanded 18-team league phase features six matches per team with top four advancing directly to quarterfinals; Disney+ to broadcast all 75 games live.
- On Sep 19, 2025, the Women's Champions League draw revealed titleholder Arsenal F.C. will face OL Lyonnes and Bayern Munich, while Chelsea F.C. learned they will play FC Barcelona Femení and Wolfsburg.
- Following format changes, UEFA expanded the league phase to 18 clubs contesting six matches each, drawn from three six-team pots seeded by UEFA coefficient.
- The league phase starts Oct. 7-8 and ends Dec. 17 with six matchdays; Arsenal's slate includes Lyon, Real Madrid , Bayern Munich , while Chelsea faces Barcelona and Wolfsburg.
- The format guarantees that teams finishing in the top four positions advance directly to the quarter-finals, while clubs placed fifth to 12th enter a play-off round and the bottom six teams are eliminated.
- Financially, the competition offers a total prize fund of 18.2 million euros shared among the 18 teams, with Disney+ as the exclusive broadcaster through 2030.
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Soccer-Arsenal meet Lyonnes in Women's Champions League, Barca face Chelsea
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - Women's Champions League title holders Arsenal will host eight-times winners OL Lyonnes and visit Bayern Munich, while last season's runners-up Barcelona welcome the German side and travel to Chelsea after Friday's draw for the league phase. Read full story
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Arsenal meet Lyonnes in Women's Champions League, Barca face Chelsea
NYON, Switzerland : Women's Champions League title holders Arsenal will host eight-times winners OL Lyonnes and visit Bayern Munich, while last season's runners-up Barcelona welcome the German side and travel to Chelsea after Friday's draw for the league phase.Manchester United, set to make their debut in
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