Arsenal face Hacken & Man City draw Paris FC

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Arsenal will face Swedish side BK Hacken and Manchester City will take on Paris FC in the second round of qualifying for the Women's Champions League.

The Gunners beat Rosenborg 1-0 at Meadow Park in the first round of qualifying to book their place in Monday's draw.

City's opponents, Paris FC, caused a shock last year when they knocked Arsenal out in round one.

Both English sides will play away from home first in the two-legged ties, which take place on 18-19 September and 25-26 September.

Celtic have also made it through to the next round after defeating Gintra on Saturday. The Scottish league champions will travel to play Vorskla Poltava of Ukraine in the first leg.

The second-round fixtures will decide who joins Chelsea, Barcelona, Lyon and Bayern Munich, who qualify automatically for the group stage as champions of their respective leagues.

The 2024-25 season will be the final edition of the Women's Champions League to feature a 16-team group stage, before the competition changes to a single-league phase featuring 18 teams next year.

Last week, Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall said the current qualification format is a "relic from the past" that "impacts injury risk".

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