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  "id": 5537486,
  "title": "UWCL DRAW: Arsenal and FC Barcelona to meet in league phase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uwcl-draw-arsenal-and-fc-barcelona-to-meet-in-league-phase",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uwcl-draw-arsenal-fc-barcelona-104500929.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Arsenal and FC Barcelona are set to face each other in the league phase of the UEFA Women's Champions League this season. The draw for the 18-team league phase took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals. Chelsea and Arsenal entered the draw in Pot 1, while Manchester City was placed in Pot 3 due to their lower European record. Chelsea will play Paris Saint-Germain, OL Lyonnes, AS Roma, BK Häcken, Austria Vienna, and OH Leuven, with Arsenal facing OL Lyonnes, FC Barcelona, SL Benfica, Paris FC, HB Køge, and Inter Milan. The league phase is scheduled to begin on September 22-23, 2026, and will continue until December 16, 2026.",
  "summary": "Arsenal will take on European champions FC Barcelona in the league phase of this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League.The draw for the league phase of this season’s competition took place at U...",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "published": "2026-09-04T11:30:33.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/title-holder-barcelona-gets-rematch-of-2025-final-with-arsenal-in-5545315",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/arsenal-boss-arteta-relishing-first-premier-league-duel-with-chelseas",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:34:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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