Can anyone stop Barcelona from defending the Women's Champions League? Chelsea, Lyon and the contenders to triumph in Europe - ranked
The Catalans are the favourites but Chelsea will want to give Emma Hayes a perfect send-off while eight-time winners Lyon look to rule Europe again...
There has been so much discussion around the 2023-24 Women’s Champions League already this season — and that’s before we’ve even got to the group stages. Wolfsburg and Arsenal, finalists and semi-finalists last year respectively, crashed out in qualifying, while the likes of Juventus and Manchester United also failed to progress.
Barcelona are the reigning champions, having beaten Wolfsburg in a 3-2 thriller in Eindhoven back in June, and they are certainly the favourites to lift the trophy in Bilbao next May, too.
But who are the big threats as the Catalans aim to successfully defend that crown for the first time? Can eight-time winners Lyon conquer the continent again? Could Chelsea deliver departing boss Emma Hayes the one trophy that has long eluded her? GOAL ranks the contenders for the 2023-24 UWCL title...
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