Arsenal will face OH Leuven in the Champions League playoffs in a repeat of the final league phase game, setting up for an all-English quarterfinal against Chelsea.
Arsenal defeated Leuven 3-0 on Wednesday, but will face the Belgian debutants again in February for the playoffs.
If successful, they will face Chelsea in the quarterfinal, with the reigning Women's Super League holders earning a direct path to the knockouts after finishing the league phase in third.
After three years of meeting foes Barcelona in the semifinals, Chelsea have been drawn on the opposite side to the three-time winners and will avoid facing them in the semifinals if they were to get there. They drew 1-1 in the league phase and now can only meet again in the final.
An all-Spanish quarterfinal path was set up with three-time champions Barcelona drawn to face the winner of the two-leg playoff between Real Madrid and Paris FC.
Barcelona midfielder, Aitana Bonmatí, who this week was named FIFA's best women's player for a third successive year, is set to miss the quarterfinal after being ruled out for between four and five months with a broken leg earlier this month. But the prospect of a potential Clásico quarterfinal is none the less enticing.
"A Clásico is always something to enjoy, basically because of what the match means and who the opponent is," Bonmati told ESPN following the draw. "But I always try to be respectful, the best team should win, and we will be facing the best team..
She added: "I don't think I'm going to make it."
Manchester United, also in their debut campaign, finished the league phase in sixth and have been drawn against Atlético Madrid. United defeated the Spanish side 1-0 in a fiery clash in the league phase.
A quarterfinal against Bayern Munich will await them if successful, with a possible semifinal clash against either Paris FC, Real Madrid or Barcelona.
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The first leg of the playoff stage matches will take place on Feb. 11-12, and the second leg on Feb. 18-19.
The quarterfinal first legs will be played on March 24-25, with the return legs on April 1-2.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.