Key events
Also in the women’s game, it was revealed yesterday that Liverpool goalkeeper Rafaela Borggräfe is being investigated by the FA for an alleged discriminatory comment overheard by some staff and teammates.
Here’s a look at who the English teams will face in the UWCL league phase:
Arsenal OL Lyonnes (h), Bayern Munich (a), Real Madrid (h), Benfica (a), Twente (h), OH Leuven (a).
Chelsea Barcelona (h), Wolfsburg (a), Roma (h), St Polten (a), Paris FC (h), Twente (a).
Manchester United OL Lyonnes (h), Wolfsburg (a), Paris Saint-Germain (h), Juventus (a), Valerenga (h), Atlético Madrid (a).
The Women’s Champions League draw took place yesterday, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United finding out their league phase opponents.
And yes, Chelsea WILL take on Barcelona – it felt pretty much inevitable.
Preamble
Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! We’ve got two huge games to look forward to this afternoon, with Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton kicking things off at Anfield.
Manchester United return to action this evening against Chelsea at Old Trafford, with Alejandro Garnacho in line to make his first appearance back at his former home since leaving last month.
We will also bring you coverage of the four 3pm games a bit later on – more on those later – as well as the 8pm meeting between Fulham and Brentford.
But before we jump into today’s action, let’s quickly recap some of the headlines from this week…
