Man City’s Matildas face Barcelona in Champions League

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Man City’s Matildas face Barcelona in Champions League

Manchester City, who include Matildas Alanna Kennedy and Mary Fowler, have been handed the toughest possible Women’s Champions League group stage opponents.

Friday’s 16-team draw pitted City with face two-time defending champions Barcelona.

The pair will also face St. Polten and Hammarby in the traditional round-robin groups that start on October 8.

Lyon, the record eight-time ********* champions now managed by *********** coach Joe Montemurro, landed in a tough group with 2013 and 2014 winners Wolfsburg, Roma and debutant Galatasaray.

Arsenal’s *********** contingent of Caitlin Foord, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Matildas’ Olympic captain Steph Catley, who is currently recovering from injury, can look forward to clashes with ********* heavyweights Juventus and Bayern Munich. Their group is completed by Valeranga.

Chelsea, who include Sam Kerr, a long-term absentee with a ACL tear, have been top-seeded in a group with Real Madrid, Twente and Celtic.

The top two in each group advance to the knockout stage. Two-leg quarter-finals are in March, the semi-finals are in April and the final is at Sporting Lisbon’s stadium on May 25.

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Group A: Lyon (France), Wolfsburg (Germany), Roma (Italy), Galatasaray (Turkey).

Group B: Chelsea (England), Real Madrid (Spain), Twente (Netherlands), Celtic (Scotland).

Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Arsenal (England), Juventus (Italy), Vålerenga (Norway).

Group D: Barcelona (Spain), Manchester City (England), St. Polten (Austria), Hammarby (Sweden).

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