Women's Champions League: Arsenal face Linkoping as British Isles trio drawn together

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Champions League draw

Arsenal volition footwear disconnected their Women's Champions League run against Linkoping of Sweden arsenic Glasgow City, Cardiff City and Shelbourne were drawn unneurotic successful the aforesaid first-round group.

The Scottish champions volition look their Irish counterparts successful 1 semi-final, with the winners taking connected either Welsh champions Cardiff oregon Gintra of Lithuania successful their mini-final.

Arsenal, who reached past season's past four, volition instrumentality connected either Paris oregon Kryvbas of Ukraine successful their last should the 2007 winners progress.

Scottish runners-up Celtic conscionable Brondby of Denmark successful their semi-final for the close to play either Minsk of Belarus oregon Norwegians Valerenga.

Northern Irish champions Cliftonville look Benfica, who reached the main radical signifier past season, successful their conception semi-final, with the winners taking connected either Riga of Latvia oregon Shymkent of Kazakhstan.

Like Cliftonville, Manchester United are making their debut successful the competition, but England's runners-up are among clubs who participate successful circular two.

English champions Chelsea, who were besides losing semi-finalists past year, articulation holders Barcelona, erstwhile Champions League winners Lyon and Bayern Munich successful entering straight to the 16-team radical stage.

The last volition beryllium played astatine Sporting Lisbon's Estadio Jose Alvalade connected 24, 25 oregon 26 May.

More to follow.

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