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  "id": 5552436,
  "title": "Women’s Champions League: Arsenal face Barcelona, Chelsea, City handed tough draws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/womens-champions-league-arsenal-face-barcelona-chelsea-city-handed-5552436",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:24:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/womens-champions-league-arsenal-face-barcelona-chelsea-city-handed-tough-draws/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026/27 Women’s Champions League draws have been announced, with Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City facing tough schedules. Arsenal will be pitted against reigning champions Barcelona, as well as other teams OL Lyonnes, Benfica, Paris FC, HB Koge, and Inter Milan. Chelsea will also have a demanding league phase, facing Paris Saint-Germain and OL Lyonnes among others. Manchester City, returning to the competition after the 2024/25 season, will play against PSG in the league phase. The league phase begins on September 22 and 23, with fixtures running until December 16. The knockout phase will follow in February, March, April, and May of 2027, culminating in the final match on May 28, 29, or 30 at Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw.",
  "summary": "Arsenal will face reigning champions Barcelona in the league phase of the 2026/27 Women’s Champions League, setting up an early heavyweight clash between last season’s semi-finalists and the holders. According to the UEFA draw on Friday, the Gunners will also face OL Lyonnes, Benfica, Paris FC, HB Koge and Inter Milan in the six-match league Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Women’s Champions League: Arsenal face Barcelona, Chelsea, City handed tough draws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/womens-champions-league-arsenal-face-barcelona-chelsea-city-handed",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:14:43.000Z"
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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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