HB Koge to face reigning champions Barcelona in Women's Champions League

[p]As expected, HB Koge’s women’s football team faces tough opposition in the Champions League group stage. In Friday’s draw, the Zealand-based team—nicknamed "the Swans"—was paired against the tournament’s defending champions, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona-fa/IwJYzl9J/"]FC Barcelona[/a].[/p][p]It has been less than four months since Barcelona thrashed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/8U7ZUNF2/"]PSG[/a] 4–0 in the Champions League final.[/p][p]In addition to the Spanish giants, HB Koge will face Arsenal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sl-benfica/8ho9ywWE/"]Benfica[/a], Paris FC, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/servette/SEksXw9A/"]Servette[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leuven/I9I2jkpo/"]OH Leuven[/a].[/p][p]Nadia Nadim and her teammates will play each opponent once—either home or away.[/p][embed guid="42a34423-0e3b-44a9-b49d-df733278faac" url="https://x.com/BarcaFem/status/2095823273476886874" social-type="twitter" /][p]Their three home matches will be against FC Barcelona, ​​Benfica, and Servette, while Arsenal, Paris FC, and OH Leuven await them in away games.[/p][p]The schedule of fixtures will be announced on Saturday.[/p][p]Although it will be challenging for the Danish double-winners to rack up many points, the club can take heart in the fact that participation alone guarantees them €510.00—a number that could increase with sporting success.[/p][p]The six rounds of the group stage begin on 22/23 September, with the final round taking place on 16 December.[/p][p]The tournament’s 18 teams form a single large table, with the top 12 advancing to the knockout stage.[/p]