Chelsea must tackle Real Madrid in Champions League group stage

Danny Ryan

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Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League group stage

Chelsea have been drawn alongside Real Madrid, BK Hacken and Paris FC in the Women's Champions League group stage.

Holders Barcelona will take on FC Rosengard, Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt as the Catalan club bid to win a third continental crown.

Elsewhere, German giants Bayern Munich will lock horns with Paris Saint-Germain — who eliminated Manchester United in the second qualifying round — along with Roma and Ajax.

Record eight-time winners Lyon, meanwhile, have been pitted against Slavia Prague, St Polten and Norwegian outfit Brann.

2023-24 Women's Champions League draw in full

Group A: Barcelona, FC Rosengard, Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt

Group B: Lyon, Slavia Prague, St Polten, Brann

Group C: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma, Ajax

Group D: Chelsea, Real Madrid, BK Hacken, Paris FC

Barcelona won the Women's Champions League last season

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Chelsea are the only Women's Super League team in this season's competition after United and Arsenal's premature exits.

The Red Devils were beaten 4-2 on aggregate by PSG, while the North Londoners lost on penalties to Paris FC in the first qualifying round after a 3-3 draw.

United boss Marc Skinner has called on UEFA to expand the number of teams in the competition.

He said: "I think there should be more teams in this competition so that we can actually then see where the elite level lies within Europe.

"If you really want the real quality from all of the European leagues to rise, then you've got to play them against each other."

When will the Women's Champions League group stage take place?

England midfielder Georgia Stanway will be aiming to win the Women's Champions League with Bayern Munich

Each team will play six group matches, facing their three opponents both home and away.

The top two teams in each group will progress to the quarter-finals, with the draw for the last eight and semi-finals set to take place in Nyon on February 6.

November 14 marks the start of the group stage, with Matchday 6 concluding on January 31.