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Lyon drawn with Arsenal and Juve in women's Champions League

Reuters
Lyon beat Barcelona 3-1 to lift the women's Champions League last season
Lyon beat Barcelona 3-1 to lift the women's Champions League last seasonProfimedia
Defending champions Olympique Lyonnais will play Arsenal and Juventus in the women's Champions League group stage after the draw was held in Nyon on Monday.

Lyon, who have won the competition a record eight times, will also face Zurich in the group stage which begins on October 19th and ends on December 22nd.

Last year's runners-up Barcelona were drawn with Bayern Munich, Rosengard and Benfica. Twice winners VfL Wolfsburg will face Slavia Prague, St Polten and Champions League debutants AS Roma.

Women's Super League champions Chelsea were drawn alongside twice runners-up Paris St Germain, Real Madrid and Vllaznia - the first Albanian team to reach the last-16 stage of the competition.

GROUP STAGE DRAW

Group A: Chelsea, Paris St Germain, Real Madrid, Vllaznia

Group B: Wolfsburg, Slavia Prague, St Polten, AS Roma

Group C: Lyon, Arsenal, Juventus, Zurich

Group D: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Rosengard, Benfica