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Women’s Champions League draw: Arsenal to face Chelsea if they win Leuven playoff

  • Manchester United or AtlΓ©tico Madrid will take on Bayern

  • Real Madrid to play Barcelona if they beat Paris FC

Arsenal, the defending European champions, will face Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals if they progress past OH Leuven in February’s knockout phase playoffs.

Manchester United, who will meet AtlΓ©tico Madrid in their playoff tie, are in the opposite half of the draw and would take on Bayern Munich if they go through.

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Β© Photograph: Jill Delsaux/BELGA/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Jill Delsaux/BELGA/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Jill Delsaux/BELGA/AFP/Getty Images

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Arsenal ease past Leuven but settle for Women’s Champions League playoffs

Arsenal secured a seeded spot for the Women’s Champions League knockout playoffs with a comfortable 3-0 victory away at OH Leuven. Olivia Smith, Beth Mead and a Saar Janssen own goal helped RenΓ©e Slegers’ team end the league phase in fifth place.

Slegers was delighted with her side’s maturity in front of a raucous crowd at the Den Dreef as they earned their fourth win of the campaign against the plucky hosts.

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Β© Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

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