Women’s Champions League: Chelsea to face Man City, Arsenal v Real Madrid
Manchester City will face Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, while Arsenal will play against Real Madrid.
Women’s Premier League (WSL) champion Chelsea will head to the city for the first leg and then host Gareth Taylor’s side in the second leg.
Arsenal is the 2007 format champion and will play against Real Madrid after being a team champion in the qualifying round.
This is the first time that three British teams advanced to the last 16.
If Arsenal improves, they will avoid getting to know an English-speaking team until the final as they face Bayern Munich with the winner of Lyon in the semi-finals.
Chelsea or the city will face a title between two-time German champion Wolfsburg and current Barcelona champion.
The draw means Chelsea and City will face each other four times in 12 days in 12 days of three games.
The two clubs will be held against the WSL in the League Cup final on March 15.
On March 19, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be held in Manchester at 20:00 GMT, and the second leg in London will be held on March 27.
Arsenal’s quarter-finals in Spain against Real Madrid will be held on March 18 at 17:45 GMT, and the second leg will begin on March 26 at 20:00.
“We know what the result will be – one of three teams,” Manchester City boss Taylor said in response to the draw.
“It would be weird to play them four times in a row, but it was an exciting challenge. We didn’t beat them this season and they got a very strong start. It would be a tough challenge for us.”
Chelsea was the winner of 2-0 when the two sides met in the WSL match in November.
If both sides win the game this weekend, then in the Women’s FA Cup quarterfinals, they have the potential to attract each other. The games are scheduled to take place on March 9 and have the potential to play with each other in five straight games.
“I’m used to it,” said Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor.
“When I was in France, we had this confrontation between Lyon and PSG. We played seven times last season. Having this experience was positive for me. We will face it in different games They, I think it will be a different game.
“You want you to have different opponents because you’re used to playing, but it’s going to be hard to be sure. We’ll be very excited in every game.”
