On June 30 in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the first round of the Women's Champions League took place. For the first time in history, two Ukrainian teams are participating in these competitions—Poltava's "Vorskla" (successor to "Zhitlobud-2"), which plays in the Champions Path, and Kryvyi Rih's "Kryvbas," which competes in the League Path.

By the draw, "Vorskla" landed in Group 2, with matches taking place in Sarajevo, Bosnia. In the semifinals, the Poltavans overcame Estonia's "Flora" (4:3) after extra time, and then faced Croatia's "Osijek" in the final.

In the first half, the Ukrainians had a significant advantage on the field, resulting in goals from Andrukhiv and Kozlova. In the second half, the Croatians were unable to break through—3:0 in favor of the white-and-green team.

Thus, "Vorskla" won Group 2 and advanced to the second round of the Women's Champions League-2023/2024. The draw for this stage will take place on September 15. There, teams will be paired off and play each other home and away. Twelve winners from this stage will advance to the group stage where they will face "Barcelona," "Lyon," "Bayern Munich," and "Chelsea."

We remind you that "Kryvbas" ended up in Group 3, with matches taking place in Linköping, Sweden. There, in the semifinals, the Kryvyi Rih team lost to French "Paris" (0:4), and they will play for third place against the hosts from Linköping.

Women's Champions League-2023/2024. First Round

Champions Path. Group 2

September 6, 2023

Semifinals

"Vorskla" (Ukraine) — "Flora" (Estonia) — 4:3, aet.

"Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — "Osijek" (Croatia) — 0:4

September 9, 2023

Final

"Vorskla" (Ukraine) — "Osijek" (Croatia) — 3:0 (3:0)

Goals: Andrukhiv (13, 45+2), Kozlova (27).

"Vorskla": Samson, Shainyuk, Korshun (Kuleba, 85), Kotik, Podolska (Voit, 85), Petrik, Osipyan (Davydenko, 77), Andrukhiv (Radionova, 85), Kalinina (c), Kotsyash (Kravchuk, 68), Kozlova.

"Osijek": Belai, Bojic (Barisic, 90+3), Nevrcka, Kunstek (Vujadin, 60), Jivkovic, Bulut (Salek, 72), Lubina, Josak (c) (Juljevic, 90+3), Medich (Maricic, 90+3), Loina, Balic.

Referee: M. Matulova (Slovakia).

Yellow cards: Kunstek (45+2), Loina (86).

Sarajevo, September 9. Olympic Stadium "Asim Ferhatovic-Hase".

Match for third place

"Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — "Flora" (Estonia) — 5:3

League Path. Group 3

September 6, 2023

Semifinals

"Arsenal" (England) — "Linköping" (Sweden) — 3:0

"Paris" (France) —"Kryvbas" (Ukraine) — 4:0

September 9, 2023

Final

"Arsenal" (England) — "Paris" (France) — 3:3, aet. 2:4 pen.

Match for third place

"Linköping" (Sweden) —"Kryvbas" (Ukraine) 8:00 PM

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.

Schedule for the Women's Champions League-2023/2024

Second Round

First leg: October 10/11, 2023.
Second leg: October 18/19, 2023.

Group Stage

Round 1: November 14/15, 2023.
Round 2: November 22/23, 2023.
Round 3: December 13/14, 2023.
Round 4: December 20/21, 2023.
Round 5: January 24/25, 2024.
Round 6: January 30/31, 2024.

Quarterfinals

First leg: March 19/20, 2024.
Second leg: March 27/28, 2024.

Semifinals

First leg: April 20/21, 2024.
Second leg: April 27/28, 2024.

Final (San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain)

May 25 or 26, 2024.