Chelsea Women now know the order and dates of all six UEFA Women’s Champions League league-phase fixtures, with Sonia Bompastor handed an early return to former club OL Lyonnes.
UEFA confirmed the complete schedule on Saturday after Chelsea discovered their six league-phase opponents in Friday’s draw.
Bompastor’s side begin at home against Austria Wien on September 23 before travelling to Lyon only seven days later.
That means one of Chelsea’s toughest European assignments arrives immediately.
Chelsea Women Champions League fixtures
| Matchday | Date | Fixture | Kick-off UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD1 | 23 September | Chelsea vs Austria Wien | 20:00 BST |
| MD2 | 30 September | OL Lyonnes vs Chelsea | 20:00 BST |
| MD3 | 28 October | Chelsea vs Roma | 17:45 GMT |
| MD4 | 10 November | Häcken vs Chelsea | 17:45 GMT |
| MD5 | 18 November | Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain | 20:00 GMT |
| MD6 | 16 December | OH Leuven vs Chelsea | 20:00 GMT |
UEFA’s published fixture list confirms the order of all six matches, with Chelsea hosting Austria Wien, Roma and PSG while travelling to Lyon, Häcken and OH Leuven.
Chelsea’s three home league-phase games will be played at Plough Lane, rather than Stamford Bridge.
Bompastor handed early Lyon reunion
The standout fixture comes on September 30.
Bompastor returns to face OL Lyonnes, the club she managed before moving to Chelsea.
The French side remain one of the dominant forces in European women’s football, making the trip an early indication of how Chelsea compare with one of the competition’s strongest teams.
It also arrives only a week after the opening fixture against Austria Wien.
Chelsea therefore have little time to ease themselves into the league phase.
PSG visit comes during difficult November run
The November schedule also looks significant.
Chelsea travel to Häcken on November 10 before hosting Paris Saint-Germain just eight days later.
That PSG meeting could prove particularly important because of the league-phase format.
The top four in the 18-team table advance directly to the quarter-finals, while sides finishing fifth to 12th must negotiate a knockout play-off.
Chelsea therefore have plenty of incentive to collect points early rather than leave qualification dependent on their final trip to Belgium.
Chelsea finish away at OH Leuven
Chelsea’s campaign concludes away to OH Leuven on December 16.
The Blues reached this stage after beating Real Sociedad 6-2 on aggregate in qualifying.
Bompastor’s side will now attempt to navigate six different opponents across three home and three away matches under the league-phase system introduced last season.
After Saturday’s frustrating 1-1 WSL draw with Aston Villa, attention will quickly turn towards a European schedule that gives Chelsea little room for a slow start.
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