PSG, Real Madrid: Everything to know about Arsenal and Chelsea's UWCL groups

Women’s Champions League football is back, and this year’s tournament is set to be more competitive than ever.

With the draw for the group stage now complete, both Arsenal and Chelsea have been handed a tough set of matches.

The Gunners, still the only English club to win the Women’s Champions League, were drawn in Group C with Lyon, Juventus and Zurich, while Chelsea are in Group A with Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Vllaznia.

Group B comprises Wolfsburg, Slavia Prague, St Polten and Roma, while Group D consists of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Rosengård and Benfica.

With Arsenal and Chelsea fans both hoping their respective teams can end English misery in the Champions League, GiveMeSport Women assesses their group stage opponents.

Manager: Gérard Prêcheur

Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris

Best finish in the UWCL: Runners-up in 2015 and 2017

Key Players: Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Grace Geyoro, Ashley Lawrence, Lieke Martens

Chelsea’s chances: PSG may have been embroiled in scandal after a brutal attack on Kheira Hamraoui last year, but they still boast a squad full of talented players.

They even ended Lyon’s dominance in the Division 1 Féminine in 2021, winning the league for the first time in the club’s history. PSG haven’t been quite up to the same standard since, but they will definitely provide Chelsea’s toughest match in the group stage.

Manager: Alberto Toril

Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano in Madrid

Best finish in the UWCL: Quarter-finals in 2022

Key Players: Esther González, Caroline Weir, Athenea del Castillo

Chelsea’s chances: Real Madrid, only officially founded in 2020, made their Champions League debut last year. They showed they deserved a return to the European stage by stunning Manchester City again in