""We are history makers and that's really important to stress. I said to the players that we can't just go in [the draw] and make up the numbers," said Skinner. "We have to be really excited by the opportunity of playing against Europe's best teams. If you want to be there, you have to perform against them. "Whatever the draw is, I hope that the teams who get us think they didn't want to play Manchester United.""
""We won't be seeded so if you're the team playing against us, hopefully you think 'hmm, that's tricky for us'," he added. "I just think it was now or never [to get into the main draw]. We needed to do it. I felt we had the quality. "It's something I want to experience. I want"
Manchester United Women progressed through four qualifying matches to reach the Women's Champions League main draw for the first time. The team delivered a 3-1 aggregate victory over Brann, powered by Elisabeth Terland's hat-trick. The women's side reformed in 2018 and secured Champions League qualification after finishing third in the WSL. The club previously exited qualifying in 2023 to Paris St-Germain. The main draw includes WSL champions Chelsea and European winners Arsenal. The squad now faces testing demands of rotation, squad depth, long-distance travel, and higher-quality opposition while entering the competition unseeded.
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