Preview: Women’s Champions League First Round
A preview to the first round fixtures in the Women’s Champions League.
The Women’s Champions League kicks off on Wednesday 4 September, with the first round semi-final fixtures taking place. The winners of the ties will progress to the finals on Saturday 7 September.
Stand-out fixtures include Arsenal v Rangers, Atletico Madrid v Rosenborg and Eintracht Frankfurt v Sporting CP.
Here’s the full list of first round semi-final fixtures for the Women’s Champions League 2024/25 season.
| Dinamo BGU v Peamount KO 10:00 |
| KuPS v Celtic KO 10:00 |
| SFK 2000 v Kl KO 10:00 |
| PAOK v Kiryat Gat KO 11:00 |
| Vorskia v RFS KO 11:00 |
| Atletico Madrid v Rosenborg KO 12:00 |
| Kazygurt v NSA KO 12:00 |
| Valur v Ljuboten KO 12:00 |
| Ajax v Kolos Kov KO 13:00 |
| Paris FC v First Vienna KO 13:00 |
| Eintracht v Sporting KO 15:00 |
| St. Polten v Neftci KO 15:00 |
| Vllaznia v Lanchkhuti KO 15:00 |
| Mura v Glentoran KO 15:00 |
| Ferencvaros v Flora KO 15:30 |
| Gintra v Anenii Noi KO 16:00 |
| Mitrovica v Farul KO 16:00 |
| Osijek v Spartak Myjava KO 16:00 |
| SL Benfica v Nordsjaelland KO 16:00 |
| Anderlecht v Crvena zvezda KO 16:45 |
| Brondby v Fiorentina KO 17:00 |
| Racing v Galatasaray KO 18:00 |
| Sparta v Linkoping KO 18:00 |
| Twente v Cardiff City KO 18:00 |
| Servette v Pogon KO 19:00 |
| Apollon v Pyunik KO 19:30 |
| Arsenal v Rangers KO 19:30 |
| Minsk v Breidablik KO 20:00 |
| Breznica v Birkirkara KO 20:15 |
Arsenal v Rangers Preview
Arsenal will be looking to avoid the disappointment of last season when they suffered a shock defeat to Paris FC in the first qualifying round.
The winner of the tie will progress to play in the finals on Saturday.
The Scottish Women’s Premier League is already in full swing, with Rangers winning all five of their first matches. A resounding 9-0 win over Montrose Ladies was followed up by a 10-0 win over Dundee United, helping them to set the pace at the top of the SWPL table.
Arsenal meanwhile have just returned from a preseason tour in the United States, where they beat Washington Spirit 2-1 and lost 1-0 to WSL rivals Chelsea. They played a further preseason warm-up match against Southampton, winning 3-0.
While Rangers will benefit from the extra match fitness due to their earlier start to the season, Arsenal are clear favourites to win the tie. Although some of the Arsenal players were involved in the Olympics over the summer, the large majority of the squad have had significantly more preseason training compared to last season.
Where to watch Arsenal v Rangers?
Tickets are on sale for the match at Meadow Park.
What channel is Arsenal Women v Rangers Women on?
You can stream the match on the arsenal.com website. You will need to set up a free membership to access the stream, which starts at 19:25.