Women’s Champions League draw LIVE: Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City to discover group opponents in Nyon


The 2024-25 Women’s Champions League group stage draw takes place in Nyon
The 2024-25 Women’s Champions League group stage draw takes place in Nyon (David Ramos/Getty Images Europe)

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The Women’s Champions League draw for the group stages of the 2024-25 edition of the tournament will take place on Friday, September 27 in Nyon.

Unlike the men’s edition of the tournament which has changed this season to a league-based format, the women’s while smaller is still split into the more traditional groups of four, although changes are due to come in for the 2025-26 season.

The Women’s Champions League has been held every year since 2009-10 when it was renamed from the Uefa Women’s Cup, and Lyon are the most successful side with eight titles, although Barcelona, who have won the tournament three times, are the defending champions. There are only 16 teams in total in the group stages, and those sides will be split into four groups of four. Only four teams including the defending champions qualified automatically, with the other 12 places determined by rounds of qualification – which Women’s Super League sides Arsenal and Manchester City both came through successfully.

Fellow WSL side Chelsea are also in the draw after qualifying as league champions. Follow all the live action from the draw in Nyon in the blog below:

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Women’s Champions League draw

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live build up and coverage of the Women’s Champions League draw in Nyon.

The women’s competition is markedly smaller than the men’s version with just 16 teams reaching the group stages, although there are extensive knockout stages before that.

Only one Women’s Super League club, Chelsea, qualified automatically for the group stages, with second and third, Manchester City and Arsenal sent into the pre-group stage knockout rounds.

Sonia Twigg23 September 2024 16:18



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