2018-19 UEFA Women's Champions League

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Match schedule page:  https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2019/matches/qualifying/#/mt/2018/08

Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_UEFA_Women's_Champions_League

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/UWCL?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Notes:

- qualifying rounds begin tomorrow ( August 7, 2018 ) for  two Canadians :  Kylla Sjoman ( Slavia Praha )  and Stephanie Bukovec ( Thor/KA ) 

- three more Canadians will enter the competition later   in the Round of 32 : Kadeisha Buchanan ( Olympique Lyonnais - the holders ) Ashley Lawrence ( PSG - who  return after a one  year absence ) & Stephanie Labbe ( Linkoping ) 

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[ 1 ]  After the first leg of UWCL qualifying:    Kylla Sjoman played 90  min and picked up a yellow card &  Stephanie Bukovec  got  a clean sheet win.

[ 2 ]  With Janine Beckie's move today, Canada has a sixth player in UWCL-- Man City Women enter the competition in the Round of 32.

[Lord Bob]

Much though I enjoy the Stephanie Bukovec updates, she is now cap-tied to the Croatian national team.

[Vic]

Quarter and semi draw is Friday at 7:00am EST and 4:00am PST.

Teams remaining:

Barcelona (ESP) - Fifth quarter-final in six seasons, only Spanish side to get this far.
Bayern München (GER) - Only German entrants not to win this competition.
Chelsea (ENG) - All three previous campaigns ended by Wolfsburg.
LSK Kvinner (NOR) - First Norwegian quarter-finalists since 2009/10.
Lyon (FRA, Holders) - Their five titles and current run of three in a row are both records.
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - Last team to knock Lyon out of Europe, in the 2014/15 round of 16.
Slavia Praha (CZE) - Only remaining team from the qualifying round.
Wolfsburg (GER) - Have faced Lyon in three of their four finals, winning in 2013 but losing in 2016 (on penalties) and 2018 (in extra time).

The next games are in March so after the draw teams have almost half a year to stock up and prepare.

Final is May 18th 2019 in Budapest. The 2020 final is in Vienna.

[BreadBoy]

5 hours ago, Vic said:

Quarter and semi draw is Friday at 7:00am EST and 4:00am PST.

Teams remaining:

Barcelona (ESP) - Fifth quarter-final in six seasons, only Spanish side to get this far.
Bayern München (GER) - Only German entrants not to win this competition.
Chelsea (ENG) - All three previous campaigns ended by Wolfsburg.
LSK Kvinner (NOR) - First Norwegian quarter-finalists since 2009/10.
Lyon (FRA, Holders) - Their five titles and current run of three in a row are both records.
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - Last team to knock Lyon out of Europe, in the 2014/15 round of 16.
Slavia Praha (CZE) - Only remaining team from the qualifying round.
Wolfsburg (GER) - Have faced Lyon in three of their four finals, winning in 2013 but losing in 2016 (on penalties) and 2018 (in extra time).

The next games are in March so after the draw teams have almost half a year to stock up and prepare.

Final is May 18th 2019 in Budapest. The 2020 final is in Vienna.

Damn, I'm in Budapest in June. That would have been fun.

[Vic]

Slavia Praha	1	Bayern Munich	20–21 Mar	27–28 Mar
Barcelona	2	LSK Kvinner	20–21 Mar	27–28 Mar
Lyon	3	VfL Wolfsburg	20–21 Mar	27–28 Mar
Chelsea	4	Paris Saint-Germain	20–21 Mar	27–28 Mar

Bayern with the best of the draw.

Barcelona didn't get Prague but they got Lillestrøm, so they'll be pleased too.

Chelsea and PSG will be an interesting and cagey one. If Chelsea are healthy and locked and loaded then PSG are in over their heads, but if they're on form and Chelsea are still underachieving could punch through.

The Lyon/Wolfsburg tilt is the pure heavyweight division.

Wolfsburg are 8-0-0 in league and Lyon are 9-0-0, both the only teams in the leagues to not give up a point.

Wolfsburg have players like Popp, Goessling, Fischer, Gunnarsdóttir, Dickenmanm, Peter, Pajor, Minde, Baunach, Graham Hansen, and Harder.

Lyon have Bouhaddi, Bronze, Renard, Buchanan, Mbock, Kumagi, Henry, Marozsán, Fishlock, Le Sommer, and Hegerberg.

Truly sensational. Praying that one is streamed and a game not to be missed. The World Cup may not have a game with as much talent or as entertaining.