On matchday 1, the UEFA Women’s Champions League resumes in full swing.
On matchday 1, the UEFA Women’s Champions League resumes in full swing.
The song, the lights, the stadiums, the chants, and more.
With fans tuned in from all around the world to witness the first match day of the
2024–2025 season of the biggest club football league in Europe, the UWCL is officially back in action.
Lyon vs Galatasaray
At the Groupama Stadium, the eight-time European Champions and current runners-up, Olympique Lyonnais, will take on Galatasaray,
a Turkish team, to start the UWCL season. This will be the first meeting between these two clubs;
Galatasaray qualified as Turkish Champions for the first time in their history and as the first team from the nation;
Lyon, the French Champions and runners-up of the 2023–2024 season, will take a direct slot in the Group Stage.
Lyon’s team is comprised of legendary players who have penned their own histories in women’s football.
Golden Boot for 2023–2024 Fans should keep a watch on Kiadidatou Diani to see if she can replicate the goal quest from the previous season.
Ada Hegerberg, the leading goal scorer in the UWCL, has returned to the team following an injury and is eager to continue scoring goals.
Galatasaray, although being a new team in the league, boasts a strong lineup, led by their summer acquisition,
Colombian captain Catalina Usme, who will be eager to assist the team in launching their first European campaign.
Roma vs VfL Wolfsburg
In what promises to be one of the day’s most thrilling games,
emerging Italian powerhouse AS Roma will host two-time UWCL champions VfL Wolfsburg at the Stadio Tre Fontane.
This will be the third time these two teams play together on the field,
and the second time they do so in a group at the beginning of the campaign.
The Germans defeated the Italians 4-2 in their most recent meeting in 2022. Additionally,
on Matchday 3 of the same season, they drew 1-1.
Being one of the most productive forwards, Alex Popp is returning to guide the Wolves into another European campaign.
She wants to assist her team by finding ways to put the ball in the goal as frequently as possible.
The Serie A MVP, Manuela Giugliano,
will be essential to AS Roma’s dominance in their quest for their first victory over the two-time champions.
Celtic vs FC Twente
This will be the first UWLC match played in Scotland,
with both teams hoping to win their Grup Stage debuts as they hit the field at Hamilton’s New Douglas Park.
As the first Scottish women’s football team to advance to the UWCL Group Stage,
Celtic FC will go down in Scottish women’s football history. They won the National title thanks to Amy Gallacher,
who was a game-changer in the first and second rounds of the qualification stage. Additionally,
they finished second in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.
FC Twente, who have been a regular fixture in the qualification phase of previous seasons,
will be making their Group Stage debut despite not being a part of the largest stage in women’s European football.
Danique Van Ginkel, the captain of the Netherlands Champions,
will guide them on their most recent club journey after they won their games in Rounds 1 and 2.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid
The eagerly awaited match of Matchday 1 between English Champions Chelsea FC and Liga F runners-up
Real Madrid will take place at Stamford Bridge. The two teams will face off in the Group Stage for the third consecutive year,
with the Blues holding a strong overall record of two wins and two draws in their four previous meetings.
Chelsea FC is hoping to start their 2024–2025 campaign with a win.
With a winning record at home and victories in their last two games against Real Madrid,
their offensive line is among the most potent in Europe,
and Mayra Ramirez and Lauren James are two of the biggest names that will help the
five-time English Champions get the goal count started.
Real Madrid has competed in every season since joining the competition,
so they are no strangers to taking against some of the best teams in Europe.
Game-changer Caroline Weir is returning to lead the Spanish squad to break a strike and
obtain a new contract after sustaining an injury that prevented her from playing last season.
triumph in their honor. Melanie Leupolz, a summer acquisition, will be playing against Chelsea,
her old squad, and Real Madrid may find her observations insightful in their matchup with the English club.
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