Real Sociedad braced for elite Women’s Champions League qualifier after Tuesday’s draw | OneFootball

Real Sociedad face a daunting Women’s Champions League qualifier, with Tuesday’s draw in Nyon at 13:00 set to decide their opponent for the two-leg tie on 26 August and 2 September.

According to Diario Vasco, Arturo Ruiz’s side will be paired with one of PSG, Wolfsburg, Chelsea or Juventus from the seeded group in the League Path. They are unseeded and cannot face Real Madrid due to the same federation rule.

Real share the unseeded pot with Eintracht Frankfurt, St. Pölten Frauen, Ajax and Inter Milan. Their coefficient is 12.266, higher only than Inter’s. The draw will also set venues, with La Real to host at Z7 in Zubieta, capacity 4,000.

This is not all or nothing. Defeat would send them into the Europa Cup, while victory would take them into a six-game group stage on 22-23 September, 30 September-1 October, 28-29 October, 10-11 November, 18-19 November and 16 December 2026.

Barcelona, Häcken, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Roma, Benfica and Lyon are already through. La Real drew 1-1 with Lyon at the weekend.

Juventus may be the most accessible tie, yet they are in rhythm after clearing SCU Torreense and Hammarby in earlier rounds.

Wolfsburg are the most decorated, with two titles in 2012/13 and 2013/14 and four runner-up finishes, plus serious physical presence and European know-how.

Chelsea, under Sonia Bompastor, are viewed as finalists in waiting, with Lauren James and former Barça pair Bronze and Walsh, and play at Stamford Bridge, 40,000.

PSG battle Lyon and Paris FC domestically, and remain a danger, twice runners-up in 2014/15 and 2016/17 and a regular in the latter stages.

Source: Diario Vasco

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