Arsenal to meet eight-time winners Lyon in Champions League
Summary
Arsenal's women's soccer team will play Lyon, who have won the Women's Champions League eight times, in the new league phase of the tournament. Arsenal previously beat Lyon in the semi-finals of last season's competition. The tournament will have an expanded format this year, with more teams and matches.Key Facts
- Arsenal will play Lyon in the league phase of the Women's Champions League.
- Arsenal beat Barcelona last season to win their second Champions League title.
- Arsenal's group also includes games against Real Madrid, Twente, Bayern Munich, Benfica, and Leuven.
- Manchester United's women's team, new to this stage, will host Lyon and face Wolfsburg, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid.
- Chelsea will face Barcelona again, whom they lost to in last season's semi-finals.
- The new format includes 18 teams, up from 16 in the previous season.
- The top four teams go directly to the quarter-finals; the next eight teams enter a play-off round.
- The final will take place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo between May 22-24, 2026.
- Matches start on October 7-8, with the final set of matches on December 17.
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