Wolfsburg face Chelsea: round of 32 draw
Thursday, September 1, 2016
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The 2015/16 runners-up Wolfsburg face a rematch with Chelsea while both French contenders meet teams from Norway after the round of 32 draw was made.
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The 2015/16 UEFA Women's Champions League runners-up Wolfsburg face a rematch with Chelsea while both French contenders meet teams from Norway after the round of 32 draw was made.
Round of 32 draw (5/6 & 12/13 October)
Sturm Graz (AUT) v FC Zürich (SUI)
Breidablik (ISL) v Rosengård (SWE)
LSK Kvinner (NOR) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Avaldsnes (NOR) v Lyon (FRA, holders)
Eskilstuna United (SWE) v Glasgow City (SCO)
SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH) v Rossiyanka (RUS)
Chelsea (ENG) v Wolfsburg (GER)
Twente (NED) v Sparta Praha (CZE)
Apollon (CYP) v Slavia Praha (CZE)
Athletic Club (ESP) v Fortuna Hjørring (DEN) Minsk (BLR) v Barcelona (ESP)
Medyk Konin (POL) v Brescia (ITA)
Manchester City (ENG) v Zvezda-2005 (RUS)
BIIK-Kazygurt (KAZ) v Verona (ITA)
Hibernian (SCO) v Bayern München (GER)
St. Pölten (AUT) v Brøndby (DEN)
Draw highlights
• Wolfsburg beat Chelsea in the round of 16 last season on their way to the final.
• Both France contenders play Norwegian sides, with holders Lyon up against Avaldsnes, the only debutants to come through the qualifying round. That means a return to her homeland for Lyon's Ada Hegerberg, the new UEFA Best Player in Europe for 2015/16.
• Of the three other newcomers, Manchester City take on 2009 runners-up Zvezda-2005, Eskilstuna encounter former quarter-finalists Glasgow City and Sturm Graz tackle Zürich.
• Apollon lost to Slavia's neighbours Sparta in the 2011/12 round of 32.
Road to Cardiff
Round of 32: 5/6 & 12/13 October
Round of 16 draw: 17 October
Round of 16: 9/10 November & 16/17 November
Quarter-final & Semi-final draw: 25 November
Quarter-finals: 22/23 & 29/30 March
Semi-finals: 22/23 & 29/30 April
Final (Cardiff City Stadium): 1 June