Women's Champions League qualifying: Austria Wien and Inter Milan make first-ever group phase

[p]Austria will be represented in the group phase for the sixth year running thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria-vienna/21HejI2E/"]Austria Wien[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austria-vienna-21HejI2E/brann-G23EI9Ep/?mid=tzHFSn85"]4-0 return leg success[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brann/G23EI9Ep/"]Brann[/a] in Tuesday's only match..[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/uka-modesta/rqD7uyvc/"]Modesta Uka[/a]'s hat-trick played a key role in sending the hosts through, but the big moment came in the 76th minute, where Karolina Haughland received two yellow cards in less than five minutes, leaving the Norwegians down a woman.[/p][p]Austria added a fourth later on to complete a 5-2 aggregate win.[/p][embed guid="8056788f-792c-4792-8eb3-28ddeb7516cb" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2094860691257602219?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The club from the Austrian capital will debut in the Women's Champions League group phase after making the quarter-finals last campaign.[/p][p]With Brann's elimnation, no Norwegian club will be involved in the competition proper for the first time since 2022/23.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/servette/SEksXw9A/"]Servette[/a] also overturned a first leg deficit in their match, getting the better of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-prague/bBYdAIQq/"]Sparta Praha[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/servette-geneve-fc-SEksXw9A/sparta-prague-bBYdAIQq/?mid=xnGSHVgm"]3-0 at home[/a] to move on 5-3 overall.[/p][p]The Swiss outfit tied the aggregate score 20 minutes in through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sobal-magdalena/lbiOHEaf/"]Magdalena Sobal[/a], who ended up bagging a brace towards the end of the match. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marinelli-gloria/dObY59fr/"]Gloria Marinelli[/a]'s goal just before the break proved to be the winner for Servette, who last featured in the group phase in 2021/22.[/p][p]Denmark's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/koge/QTzsW9AK/"]HB Koge[/a] also ended a five-year wait to make it back to the UWCL's main rounds as they held off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/hUGpYn1P/"]PSV Eindhoven[/a] 3-2 on aggregate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/koge-QTzsW9AK/psv-hUGpYn1P/?mid=x6MSMHyp"]despite a 1-1 draw[/a]. Both goals came after the break, with the Dutch team piling the pressure in the final quarter of the match.[/p][embed guid="060af049-24f2-4169-b1b6-0f989905e930" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2095234323234316698?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]PSV were looking to become the third different Dutch team to make the UWCL group stage or league phase, but will return to the Women's Europa Cup instead.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leuven/I9I2jkpo/"]OH Leuven[/a] came from a goal down to end [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czarni-sosnowiec/vZW7dIj3/"]Czarni Sosnowiec[/a]'s run, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czarni-sosnowiec-vZW7dIj3/leuven-I9I2jkpo/?mid=0dFaWU8t"]completing a 2-1 home win[/a] and a 6-2 aggregate success. The Belgians, who made the knockout round play-offs in 2025/26, are the only domestic champion to negotiate the qualifying stages in each of the last two seasons.[/p][h2]Inter turn things around as German duo fall[/h2][p]For the first time in the UWCL group phase era, Germany will not have multiple teams in the main round.[/p][p]Two-time champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolfsburg/Yaedf2i2/"]Wolfsburg[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-xQttQvNr/wolfsburg-Yaedf2i2/?mid=IPHrEmgC"]were beaten 3-1[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/xQttQvNr/"]Inter Milan[/a] after extra time, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alber-mara/0hzYSxIS/"]Mara Alber[/a]'s penalty miss being decisive in the shootout.[/p][p]Leading 3-2 going into the 120th minute, [i]Die Wolffe [/i]were set to make it through before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/milinkovic-marija/6Dl8DlRQ/"]Marija Milinkovic[/a] tied things up for Inter.[/p][embed guid="d9294ded-bdde-46f6-956c-ba5938e175b0" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2095244482992128032?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [i]Nerazzurre, [/i]who lost in the second qualifying round last summer, won 5-4 in the shootout. They are the only side from the league path to be making their debut in the UWCL proper.[/p][p]Wolfsburg were beaten in qualifying back in 2023/24, knocking out another Italian team in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/CQDyXNE9/"]Fiorentina[/a] a year later.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/C6sxeOzB/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a] also suffered elimination, with the four-time winners taking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/eintracht-frankfurt-C6sxeOzB/psg-8U7ZUNF2/?mid=zcCMrab3"]a 5-1 loss away[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/8U7ZUNF2/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] in France.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raso-hayley/hjjKfGtK/"]Hayley Raso[/a]'s red card midway through the second half made things very challenging for the club, once known as SG Praunheim. Down a goal at the time, they found a leveller 10 minutes after the Raso's sending off.[/p][p]It all went wrong in extra time though, where PSG made the most of their numerical advantage. [i]Les Parisiennes, [/i]twice finalists in the tournament, netted four times in the 30-minute period to qualify for the league phase.[/p][embed guid="229aac85-4292-4a13-8b02-0ee058c8ea3d" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2095239571868946557?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/Q7Hu2UDD/"]Chelsea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/4xlfVfnP/"]Real Madrid[/a] maintained their perfect record of UWCL group phase participations after edging past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/Krn18eIO/"]Real Sociedad[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/thfc1rO7/"]Ajax[/a], respectively. The Blues [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-Q7Hu2UDD/real-sociedad-Krn18eIO/?mid=zJsBalvJ"]triumphed 1-0 on the night[/a] to complete a 6-2 aggregate win, while [i]Las Blancas [/i][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-thfc1rO7/real-madrid-4xlfVfnP/?mid=Knse8IMj"]came from a goal down to win 2-1 at home.[/a] [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caicedo-linda/4Aq9AS2R/"]Linda Caicedo[/a]'s stoppage time winner ensured Real won both legs, outscoring their opponents 4-1.[/p][p]Italy will have three teams in the group stages for the first time as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/vNUKeXyQ/"]Juventus[/a] finished off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-polten/461PX391/"]St. Polten[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/juventus-vNUKeXyQ/st-polten-461PX391/?mid=Y9XlUaqA"]with a 1-1 draw at home[/a]. That was still enough for [i]Le Bianconere [/i]to advance 4-1 over the two legs.[/p][p]The draw for the league phase, which will again feature 18 teams, takes place on Friday. Teams are split into three pots of six, and will face two sides from each pot during the course of the league phase.[/p][embed guid="0b43f00e-c274-4d7e-9c2c-4e24308a0e5c" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2095265049556185136?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]As for the eliminated teams, they will continue their European journey in the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, joining 11 clubs that lost in the UWCL second qualifying round mini-tournament finals, as well as the 12 winning sides from the Europa Cup first qualifying round. That draw will also be on Friday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/uefa-champions-league-women/"]Follow the UEFA Women's Champions League on Flashscore as the league phase begins later in September.[/a][/b][/p]