Chelsea to face Wolfsburg in their Womens Champions League opener



Emma Hayes' side lost to Wolfsburg in the last 16 last season and will face the same opposition, who went on to be beaten by Lyon on penalties in May's final.

Manchester City Women, who lead the way in the Women's Super League, will make their Champions League debut against Zvezda-2005 of Russia

City qualified after finishing second in the women's Super League last season, and on Thursday they were drawn to face a Russian side who made it through to the last 16 last season

Scotland have two entries for the first time in a new format which includes both the champions and the runners-up from 12 nations, instead of nine eligible for a place in the draw

Scottish champions Glasgow City, who lost to Chelsea in the last 32 last season, are the only seeded British team in the draw and start their campaign against Eskilstuna United from Sweden

Glasgow reached the quarter-finals in 2014-15

Hibernian start their campaign at Albyn Park after a nine-year absence from Europe, and face a Bayern Munich side who were knocked out of the competition last season in the same round by Dutch outfit FC Twente

The first-round matches will take place on October 5/6 and 12/13

Source : PA

Source: PA