Women's Champions League round of 16 draw made
Monday, October 16, 2017
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UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon face a trip to Kazakhstan while debutants Fiorentina meet two-time winners Wolfsburg after the round of 16 draw was made in Nyon.
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UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon face a trip to Kazakhstan while debutants Fiorentina meet two-time winners Wolfsburg after the round of 16 draw was made.
Round of 16 draw
Sparta Praha (CZE) v Linköping (SWE)
Gintra Universitetas (LTU) v Barcelona (ESP)
Chelsea (ENG) v Rosengård (SWE)
LSK Kvinner (NOR) v Manchester City (ENG)*
Brescia (ITA) v Montpellier (FRA)
BIIK-Kazygurt (KAZ) v Lyon (FRA, holders)
Fiorentina (ITA) v Wolfsburg (GER)
Stjarnan (ISL) v Slavia Praha (CZE)*
Ties 8 & 15 November except *9 & 16 November
- Lyon, aiming to become the first five-time winners and the only side to lift the trophy three years in a row, meet BIIK-Kazygurt, who lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016/17 round of 16.
- Fiorentina, the sole debutants still in the competition, face Wolfsburg, the only past winners apart from Lyon still in contention.
- Former Chelsea player Anita Asante will face a Blues team containing Hedvig Lindahl, whose first Damallsvenskan side between 2001 and 2003 were Rosengård (then known as Malmö).
- Linköping knocked out Sparta in the round of 16 in 2010/11.
Road to Kyiv
Round of 16: 8/9 & 15/16 November
Quarter-final & semi-final draw: 24 November
Quarter-finals: 21/22 & 28/29 March
Semi-finals: 21/22 & 28/29 April
Final: 24 May – Valeriy Lobanovskiy Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv