Champions League: Benfica's possible opponents

Sport Lisboa e Benfica's women's football team will meet their opponents in the group stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 this Friday at 12 noon. The draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland.

Benfica - who are taking part in the women's Champions League for the fourth time, the third in a row in the group stage - are placed in pot 3 alongside St. Pölten (Austria), Häcken (Sweden) and Roma (Italy), based on their UEFA ranking coefficient. These are the opponents the Eagles know they'll be avoiding.

The possible opponents of the three-time national champions are: Barcelona and Real Madrid (Spain), Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC (France), Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), Chelsea (England), Slavia Prague (Czechia), Rosengard (Sweden), Ajax (Netherlands) and Brann (Norway).

The UEFA Women's Champions League group stage kicks off on November 14 and 15, with the matchday 1 to be determined by the draw.

Matchday 2 will be played on November 22 and 23, MD 3 on December 13 and 14, and MD 4 on December 20 and 21. MD 5 will then be played on January 24 and 25, 2024, and MD 6 on January 30 and 31.