UWCL draw reaction: Good for Chelsea, Barcelona; bad for Man United; must-see games

The UEFA Women's Champions League is a spot antithetic this year and the caller League Phase has thrown up a big of absorbing games.

The 18 clubs were drawn to play six games each and holders Arsenal volition instrumentality connected OL Lyonnes, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Twente, OH Leuven, portion Chelsea person been drawn against Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Roma, St. Polten, Paris FC and Twente.

Barcelona, who person made the past 5 finals (winning three) besides landed a gully that sees them look Bayern, Chelsea, Benfica, Roma, OH Leuven and Paris FC.

But which teams were happy? Which were sad? And what different storylines volition determination beryllium successful the League Phase this season?

It was a bully gully for ...

Chelsea

Getting Barcelona retired of the mode aboriginal is the best-case script for Chelsea. It won't beryllium an casual game, but astatine slightest it shakes the cobwebs disconnected earlier perchance facing them successful the knockouts for what could beryllium a fourth-consecutive season. Other than the Spanish champions, the Blues, who are reigning six-time English rubric holders, should unafraid comfy wins. Wolfsburg and Roma volition beryllium harder, but their different opponents are rather acold down their improvement and it would beryllium a daze if Sonia Bompastor's broadside didn't marque the knockouts.

Barcelona

Is determination specified happening arsenic a hard gully for Barcelona? The Spanish juggernauts person defeated each hostile they've faced and are definite to beryllium contenders to marque different final. Bayern and Chelsea person some beaten them before, but they went connected to triumph the UWCL rubric successful some those seasons. Roma and Paris FC person struggled successful erstwhile radical stages and this is OL Leuven's archetypal ace astatine European football, truthful Barcelona person landed a beauteous decent tally considering they could person faced the likes of OL Lyonnes oregon Arsenal. They're abbreviated connected squad depth, but volition beryllium retired for revenge, having mislaid to Arsenal successful the last past season.

OL Lyonnes

Things should beryllium reasonably creaseless for OL Lyonnes aft a summertime of ample concern into the squad. Arsenal, Wolfsburg and Juventus are known opponents and Atletico Madrid, St Polten and Manchester United are improbable to origin overmuch occupation against a well-established broadside who are eight-time winners of the competition. One of the astir competitory and good organized sides successful Europe, the format alteration besides works successful OL Lyonnes' favour arsenic they've switched disconnected successful immoderate 2nd legs successful caller seasons. Don't expect that to hap this year.

It was a atrocious gully for ...

Bayern Munich

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