Serie A, Sunday, DEC 15, 18:00 CET
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Como
Roma
Como
Roma
EN
  • IT
  • Home News

    Women: Get to know our UWCL opponents!


    The Giallorosse will face Wolfsburg, Slavia Prague and St Polten in the group stage of this year's competition...

    Roma Women now know who they will be facing in the group stage of this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.

    The Giallorosse - the only debutants left in this phase of the competition - were drawn against German champions Wolfsburg, Czech champions Slavia Prague and Austrian title winners SK Polten in Group B of the competition.

    Here's what you need to know about the three rivals...

    This content is provided by a third party. Because of the choice you have made about cookies on our website, the external site does not have permission to display here.
    If you would like to see the content, please change your cookie choices using either of the buttons shown.


    WOLFSBURG

    Wolfsburg qualified for the competition after winning the German title last season. They currently sit third in UEFA's club rankings.

    The club has a long history in the competition and has reached the quarter-finals on each and every occasion they have participated since their debut in 2012-13. They won the competition outright in both 2013 and 2014, adding to their seven domestic titles and nine German Cups over the years.

    Last season they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Barcelona, winning the second leg but paying the price for a 5-1 first leg defeat in Spain.

    This content is provided by a third party. Because of the choice you have made about cookies on our website, the external site does not have permission to display here.
    If you would like to see the content, please change your cookie choices using either of the buttons shown.


    SLAVIA PRAGUE

    After beating one Czech team to get to this point, Roma will now face another - Slavia Prague.

    They are the first Czech side to reach the group stage of the competition, after losing out to Arsenal in the second knockout phase last season.

    Prior to the introduction of the group phase they nevertheless enjoyed some strong results in Europe, reaching the quarter-finals in 2016, 2018 and 2019. They are currently ranked eighth by UEFA's co-efficient.

    They won their domestic title for the 19th time last season; they also have three national cups in their trophy cabinet.

    This content is provided by a third party. Because of the choice you have made about cookies on our website, the external site does not have permission to display here.
    If you would like to see the content, please change your cookie choices using either of the buttons shown.


    ST. POLTEN

    St. Polten were knocked out in the last-32 of this competition six times before finally reaching the last-16 of the competition two years ago. Last season, however, they were beaten in Round 1 of the competition - meaning this is their first time in the group stage of the competition.

    The Austrian champions have won their domestic title on seven occasions, winning the domestic cup a total of nine times.

    This content is provided by a third party. Because of the choice you have made about cookies on our website, the external site does not have permission to display here.
    If you would like to see the content, please change your cookie choices using either of the buttons shown.