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Lyon, Barcelona and Roma among Servette's Champions League opponents

From Le Temps · () French

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  • Servette will host Lyon, Paris FC and HB Køge, and travel to Barcelona, Roma and OH Leuven between Sept. 22 and Dec. 16.
  • Lyon and Barcelona, the finalists from the previous edition, are the most prominent teams in the draw, while Servette ranks 57th in the UEFA coefficient standings.
  • Servette advanced by beating Sparta Prague 3-0 after losing the first leg 3-2, and the competition will bring the club nearly half a million Swiss francs.

Servette FC Chênois Féminin have drawn two of Europe's biggest names, Lyon and Barcelona, in a demanding Women's Champions League campaign.

The Swiss champions will host Lyon, Paris FC and Denmark's HB Køge. Their away trips will take them to Barcelona, Rome to face AS Roma, and Leuven to meet OH Leuven. The matches will take place from Sept. 22 to Dec. 16, with UEFA set to publish the full schedule later.

Lyon and Barcelona were the finalists in the previous edition. Lyon have won eight times and Barcelona four, while Servette sit 57th in the UEFA coefficient rankings and are theoretically the weakest team in the field.

The Geneva side secured its place with a strong 3-0 victory over Sparta Prague at Stade de Genève, overturning a 3-2 first-leg defeat. The competition now uses an 18-team league phase in which every club plays six matches. The top four advance directly to the quarterfinals, while teams finishing fifth through 12th enter the playoffs.

Servette, drawn from the third pot, will aim for one of those qualifying places. Even before the matches begin, participation is expected to generate nearly half a million Swiss francs for the club.

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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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