Bootle Overview

Chelsea, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have all learned their opponents for the third qualifying round of the Women's Champions League, with victory in the final round of the preliminary stage to secure passage through to the league phase of the 2026-27 edition of the UWCL. With the likes of Ajax and Inter lurking as potential opposition, Tuesday's draw threw up some interesting ties.

There was arguably no more impressive shot-stopper on the continent in 2024-25 than the 21-year-old, who had an award-winning season in Serie A

Barcelona are the best-represented club in GOAL's XI after reaching a sixth Champions League final in seven seasons, with one Lioness making the cut

He was as a smooth operator in his playing days but a lost lanyard caused the usually-unflappable Javier Zanetti to get a little hot under the collar.