Arsenal have been handed a tough league phase draw in the Women's Champions League, with the north London side set to travel to both Barcelona and Paris FC, while also hosting eight-time winners OL Lyonnes.
Chelsea and Manchester City, meanwhile, have been handed more favourable draws. Chelsea's toughest test is away at Lyonnes while most of City's trickiest ties are at home.
Arsenal, the 2025 champions, will renew their rivalry with reigning champions Barcelona in a repeat of the 2024-25 historic final in Lisbon. But despite turning the Emirates into a fortress, the Gunners will have to travel to Barcelona for this meeting.
They will also travel to face Paris FC -- the side that knocked them out in Champions League qualifying in 2023-24 -- as well as league-phase debutants Inter Milan, who defeating former champions Wolfsburg on penalties in qualifying.
At home, Arsenal will welcome Lyonnes, Benfica and HB Køge in the six-game league phase. Every game of the Women's Champions League is live in Europe on Disney+.
Chelsea, who were forced to enter qualifying after finishing third in the WSL, have been handed what looks to be a more straightforward route to the knockout stages. The Blues comfortably saw off Real Sociedad 6-2 on aggregate in qualifying and will now host Paris Saint-Germain, Roma and debutants Austria Wien.
Their away fixtures will see them travel to eight-time champions Lyonnes, Europa Cup winners BK Häcken, and OH Leuven -- three relatively short trips amid a congested domestic schedule for the eight-time English champions.
Manchester City will return to European action after winning the WSL title for the first time in a decade, dethroning Chelsea in the process.
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Despite their current injury problems and a frustrating failure to strengthen on deadline day, City have avoided all four of the teams expected to pose the biggest threat: Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal and Lyonnes (they could not face either English team based on location rules).
Instead, they will host PSG, Real Madrid and Austria Wien, while their away fixtures will take them to Bayern Munich -- who knocked out Manchester United in last season's quarterfinals -- as well as Häcken and Inter Milan.
The league phase will run from September 22-23 through to Dec. 16, with the top four teams progressing directly to the quarterfinals.
Teams finishing fifth to 12th will enter a two-legged play-off, with the winners claiming the remaining four quarterfinal places. The bottom four teams will be eliminated from the competition.
UEFA will confirm the full match schedule on Saturday, Sept. 5.
