"Previously, sides played three opponents twice home and away - and the top two teams from each of the four groups progressed the knockout stages. The Women's Champions League now follows the style of the men's competition, though, and is a league format. The 18 participating teams, who were in three different seeding pots, each face six different teams - playing half of those matches at home and half of them away."
"The Women's Champions League now follows the style of the men's competition, though, and is a league format. The 18 participating teams, who were in three different seeding pots, each face six different teams - playing half of those matches at home and half of them away. The clubs face two teams from each pot, with Arsenal's matches against Lyon, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Twente and OH Leuven."
"Manchester United are the third and final English team competing in this season's Women's Champions League after qualifying on Friday. Elisabeth Terland scored a hat-trick as United beat Norwegian side Brann 3-0 at Leigh Sports Village Stadium, progressing 3-1 on aggregate. Manchester United's reward for reaching the league phase is matches against Lyon, Wolfsburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Valarenga and Atletico Madrid."
The Women's Champions League has changed to an 18-team league format similar to the men's competition. Each club faces six different opponents, playing three matches at home and three away, with two opponents drawn from each seeding pot. Arsenal's scheduled opponents are Lyon, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Twente and OH Leuven. Chelsea drew Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Roma, St Polten, Paris FC and Twente. Manchester United qualified after a 3-0 win over Brann, with Elisabeth Terland scoring a hat-trick, and will face Lyon, Wolfsburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Valarenga and Atletico Madrid. The top four advance to quarter-finals; fifth to twelfth enter play-offs; thirteenth to eighteenth are eliminated.
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