Women's Champions League draw
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Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United remain in the hunt for Women's Champions League glory - but how are they set for the knockout stages?
Here is the full UEFA Champions League league phase schedule, with dates and kick off times for the group stage. Below is all of the information you need, as we enter the final few rounds of the group stage with so much up in the air and still to be decided.
The top 24 from the 36-team league phase table make it through, with the leading eight advancing immediately to the round of 16. Those placed between ninth and 24th have to first duke it out across a series of two-legged knockout playoffs before being paired with the top eight.
Barcelona went into their match against Benfica without the injured Aitana Bonmati, Patri Guijarro, Ona Batlle, Salma Paralluelo, Kika Nazareth and, at the last minute, Irene Paredes, who was suffering from a fever. Even so, they beat Benfica and practically sealed their place in the next round.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid are struggling and there is increasing pressure on the position of the manager Xabi Alonso, while Hansi Flick's Barcelona look strong. Let's take a look our Power Rankings: It was a challenging weekend for the side coached by Mikel Arteta,
The Champions League is wrapped up for the calendar year, yet the league phase table is still to be finalized. Only six of the league phase’s eight matchdays have been played so far, with the remaining two fixtures staged in January. Only after those decisive games have been played will we know which teams have progressed to the knockout stage.
Our Opta-powered projections have Mikel Arteta's team, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain as the three favourites to win the competition