Title holder Arsenal starts his Women’s Champions League defense with matches against record eight times winner Lyon, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the new competition phase format.
Barcelona, which reached the last five finals and won three, received a slate of six opponents, including Chelsea-Die defeated it in the final of 2021 and Bayern in the extensive 18-team Draw on Friday.
Although Barcelona Star players Aitana Bossi and Alexia Putellas has retained, there was an exodus out of the season of players in Fallout of financial problems in the men’s team.
Bayern was pulled with both Arsenal and Barcelona from the pot with top-placed teams, and also received Paris Saint-Germain in one of the toughest slates of six games.
Chelsea received Wolfsburg, a two -time champion and four -time defeated finalist, as well as Barcelona.
Champions League -Debutant Manchester United will have a difficult first campaign with Lyon, Wolfsburg, PSG and Juventus among his opponents.
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Another newcomer, OH Leuven from Belgium, was drawn to play both Arsenal and Barcelona.
The 54 game League phase starts on October 7 and ends on December 17.
Teams that first end up to fourth in the rankings go directly to the quarterfinals. Those arranged as fifth to 12th go to a knockout playoff round. The lower six teams are eliminated.
The total prize money fund is € 18.2 million ($ 21.4 million) to be shared between the 18 teams. Each receives a base € 505,000 ($ 594,000) with bonuses for results and continue to every knockout round.
The competition has a new temporary employment handling with PAY TV operator Disney+ during the 2030 season. Some games are shown live by free-to-air national networks.
Published on September 19, 2025
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