Häcken W vs Juventus W - UEFA Champions League Women

The UEFA Champions League Women returns to the home ground on September 30, 2026, where Häcken W and Juventus W will lock horns in a contest that could shape their respective campaigns. Maresca needs the qualitative depth to meet the demands of a season across 60-plus games.

Both Häcken W and Juventus W will be eager to build momentum when they meet in UEFA Champions League Women. Häcken W will be keen to seize the initiative and build some momentum on home soil. The visitors will back themselves to cause problems and will not make the trip expecting an easy afternoon. A young right-back is another position City are interested in adding in, while, in terms of outgoings, goalkeeper James Trafford is close to joining Leeds so will need to be replaced.

Stylistically, this is a compelling matchup. Häcken W favour a patient, possession-based approach, whereas Juventus W are at their most dangerous when allowed to hit quickly on the counter. But this approach also takes something that is almost anonymous in football - time.

Game-changers are scattered across both line-ups, and the contest may well be decided by which side's match-winners deliver on the day. Set-piece specialists and aerial threats on both sides mean dead-ball situations could carry outsized importance. Chelsea open to loan deal with option for troublesome defender with 42 appearances.

Predictions are tricky when the sides are this evenly matched, and small margins — a moment of quality, a slice of luck — could decide it either way. With the sides so closely matched, a 1-1 stalemate looks the most likely way this one ends. With positions in the UEFA Champions League Women table to defend and momentum to chase, neither side can afford to leave anything in the tank. Manchester City will begin another Premier League season with major uncertainty hanging over the club after league chief executive Richard Masters admitted the long-awaited verdict on their financial case has taken longer than expected.