Big ties in round of 32
giovedì 3 ottobre 2013
Intro articolo
The knockout phase begins on Wednesday with potential winners going head to head in the round of 32 including debutants Tyresö FF and fancied Paris Saint-Germain FC.
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Corpo articolo
The UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase begins on Wednesday with potential winners going head to head in the round of 32 first legs.
Unseeded in their debut campaign, Swedish champions Tyresö FF were drawn against another ambitious club, Paris Saint-Germain FC. At home in Wednesday's first leg, Tyresö, who this week gave several top players new contracts, field the likes of Marta, Verónica Boquete, Caroline Seger and Christen Press while PSG – injury allowing – line up with Annike Krahn, Tobin Heath, Marie-Laure Delie and Sweden forward Kosovare Asllani.
The other Damallsvenskan entrants, leaders FCR Malmö, have it little easier as they visit Norway's LSK Kvinner FK on Thursday. Holders VfL Wolfsburg meet the first Estonian side to progress this far, Pärnu JK, while 2013 competition runners-up Olympique Lyonnais travel to FC Twente.
With the round of 16 draw already made, some equally fascinating ties are likely after the second legs are played on 16/17 October. Lyon could be rematched with the team they faced in the 2010 and 2011 finals, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, while Wolfsburg or Pärnu will take on Malmö or LSK. Also possible is an Anglo-Scottish tie between deposed English champions Arsenal LFC and Glasgow City LFC, though WFC SSHVSM Kairat and R. Standard de Liège, respectively, hope to prevent that.
Round of 32
Ties 9 & 16 October (*first leg 10 October, **second leg 17 October)
*Konak Belediyesi (TUR) v RTP Unia Racibórz (POL)**
*MTK Hungária FC (HUN) v 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (GER)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) v Glasgow City LFC (SCO)**
Tyresö FF (SWE) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
Pärnu JK (EST) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER, holders)
FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern (AUT) v ASD Torres Calcio (ITA)
*Apollon Limassol LFC (CYP) v SV Neulengbach (AUT)
ŽFK Spartak Subotica (SRB) v FC Rossiyanka (RUS)**
PK-35 Vantaa (FIN) v Birmingham City LFC (ENG)
FC Zürich Frauen (SUI) v AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
*LSK Kvinner FK (NOR) v FCR Malmö (SWE)
FC Twente (NED) v Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
WFC SSHVSM Kairat (KAZ) v Arsenal LFC (ENG)**
FC Barcelona (ESP) v Brøndby IF (DEN)
Thór/KA (ISL) v FK Zorkiy Krasnogorsk (RUS)
UPC Tavagnacco (ITA) v Fortuna Hjørring (DEN)
Last 16 draw
Barcelona/Brøndby v Zürich/Sparta
Konak/Unia v Apollon/Neulengbach
Tavagnacco/Fortuna v Tyresö/PSG
Spartak/Rossiyanka v Spratzern/Torres
MTK/Potsdam v Twente/Lyon
Thór/Zorkiy v PK-35/Birmingham
LSK/Malmö v Pärnu/Wolfsburg
Kairat/Arsenal v Standard/Glasgow
Tournament calendar
Round of 32: 9/10 & 16/17 October
Round of 16: 9/10 November & 13/14 November
Quarter-final & Semi-final draw: 21 November
Quarter-finals: 22/23 & 29/30 March
Semi-finals: 19/20 & 26/27 April
Final (Lisbon): 22 May
