We have been drawn against Rangers in the Round 1 qualifiers of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Our Gunners will kick off the qualifying mini-tournament on September 4 against the Scottish side. If successful, we'll face either Atletico de Madrid or Rosenborg for a place in Round 2.
The location of the mini-tournament will be announced in due course.
Key dates
Round 1 (mini-tournament)
Semi-finals: September 4
Final/third-place play-off: September 7
Round 2 draw
September 9
Round 2 (two-leg knockout)
First leg: September 18/19
Second leg: September 25/26
The ROUND 1 draw in full
Group 1 semi-finals
Brondby IF v Fiorentina
Ajax v FC Kolos Kovalivka
Group 2 semi-finals
Sparta Praha v Linkoping
Paris FC v First Vienna
Group 3 semi-finals
Arsenal v Rangers
Atletico de Madrid v Rosenborg
Group 4 semi-finals
Minsk v Breidablik
Sporting CP v Eintracht Frankfurt
Our path to the group stage
Round 2's format differs in that we will only have one opponent between us and the Champions League group stage, but we will have to play home and away legs. Two seasons ago, we entered the competition in round 2 qualifying, beating Ajax 3-2 on aggregate.
The following teams will enter at this stage: Paris Saint-Germain, Wolfsburg, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus and Hacken.
These knockout matches will take place in September and decide which 12 teams will join automatic qualifiers Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea in the group stages in October.
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