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Chelsea have been drawn against Real Madrid and Arsenal’s conquerors Paris FC in the Women’s Champions League group stage mobile
Emma Hayes’ side, beaten finalists in 2021, will also face Swedish outfit Hacken in Group D mobile
French side Paris beat last season’s semi-finalists Arsenal on penalties in the first qualifying round on their way to this phase of the competition for the first time mobile
Neighbours Paris Saint-Germain, who dispensed with WSL runners-up Manchester United in the second qualifying round, have been drawn in Group C along with Bayern Munich, Roma and Ajax mobile
Eight-times winners Lyon face Slavia Prague, St Polten and Brann - who beat Scottish champions Glasgow City to reach this stage for the first time - while reigning champions Barcelona were paired with Rosengard, Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt mobile
Chelsea were beaten by Barcelona in last season’s semi-finals, following a memorable quarter-final victory against the holders Lyon mobile
Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Marc Skinner clarified his comments around the Champions League qualifying format after suggesting it was “crazy” United played PSG in a qualifying round mobile
After finishing second in the Women’s Super League last season, United went through the competition’s qualifying rounds and were knocked out at the second hurdle on Wednesday night after being beaten 4-2 on aggregate by PSGLast year’s WSL winners Chelsea earned an automatic group spot, while third-placed Arsenal went into the qualifiers, where they were eliminated by Paris FC in the first round mobile
Skinner said: “My comment was much more about the breadth and quality, I believe there is a need for more teams to be in this competition, and then you’ll see who is average and who isn’t mobile
“Who knows, we might have been average in a group stage, you don’t know that mobile
If there was any offence taken then I’m sorry for that, but that’s not what I meant mobile
“What I meant, and I’ll be clear on it, was I think there should be a broader scope of teams and there should be more teams in this competition so that we can actually then see where the elite level lies within Europe mobile
“I still think that’s a bit cloudy because the reality is, if we were playing a team that are from - what people might believe- to be a league that doesn’t have the experience, then we don’t know until we’ve played those, we only ever play those teams in friendlies mobile
“If you really want the real quality from all of the European leagues to rise, then you’ve got to play them against each other, which I think now other teams are ready for mobile
“If you enter that stage and are getting through, then congratulations mobile
We’re not there so we can talk about what that looks like, but they are there so congratulations to everyone who’s gone through mobile
”Chelsea are now the only WSL team left in the competition, and Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall believes that English teams need to improve mobile
He told a press conference: “We’re number four in Europe [in UEFA’s coefficient rankings] mobile
We can’t say that’s anyone else’s problem except our own mobile
We need to improve, English teams have not done well enough in Europe mobile
“The Conti Cup group that Manchester United are in now might be tougher than some Women’s Champions League groups mobile
But [UEFA] need to grow all of women’s mobile football in Europe - that’s really important mobile
They can’t only take [WSL] opinions into account mobile
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The Rugby World Cup is quickly drawing to its conclusion with just three matches left to be played before one of the remaining four teams is crowned world champions mobile
Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa are the final four teams left in the competition and will duke it out in the semi-finals this weekend for a place in the tournament’s showpiece mobile
First up is Argentina vs New Zealand mobile
The Pumas reached the semi-finals having defeated Wales, rather comfortably in the end, 29-17 in their quarter-final clash while the All Blacks slugged it out against Ireland, just edging it past the world’s No mobile
1 side 28-24 mobile
Now, the teams face each on Friday night with their starting XVs set to be announced later today mobile
On Saturday, England face current world champions, South Africa, in what should be a barnstorming encounter mobile
Steve Borthwick’s side have had a relatively comfortable journey to the semi-finals but if they want to lift the trophy for the first time in 20 years then they will hope to continue their strong form mobile
Their quarter-final win over Fiji was their strongest performance of the tournament so far but they’ll need to improve again against the Springboks mobile
Follow along for all the updates from the Rugby World Cup plus get all the latest odds and tips right here: RecommendedRassie Erasmus predicts entire England team for World Cup semi-final as mind games beginMarcus Smith hailed after ‘face smashed’ as England consider his role for World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalRugby World Cup news liveThe Rugby World Cup semi-finals are quickly approachingArgentina and New Zealand set to name starting XVs later todayEngland prepare for clash with South AfricaOwen Farrell silences critics as England survive Fiji fightbackAndy Farrell admits it’s ‘the end’ for Ireland after World Cup heartbreakShow latest update 1697644540Argentina coach relishing chance to face New ZealandArgentina coach Michael Cheika will relish seeing his side reach the Rugby World Cup final by beating the All Blacks in the semi-final on Friday mobile
“We knew the first game would be a bit rough for us mobile
We learned a lot because there were a lot of first-time World Cuppers in there mobile
“They [his players] learned a lot from that game in terms of handling what is knockout footy in what wasn’t knockout footy – every game since has been knockout mobile
“Even in that game against England, we showed a lot of fight, but we didn’t handle the occasion well mobile
We still gave it plenty mobile
We have to remember in that game it was nine kicks, we didn’t give up a try mobile
“You have got to look at it with your playing roster, the team you are going to play, what the turnaround time is and just try and plan it out so it works to get a bit of flow mobile
”Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:551697643940Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World CupWarren Gatland is to remain as Wales head coach and lead them to the 2027 World Cup mobile
Gatland placed his future in the hands of the Welsh Rugby Union following his side’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina on Saturday mobile
The 60-year-old New Zealander, pointing to a break-up clause in his contract, said: “If the union want to get rid of me, that’s up to them mobile
”But asked at a press conference on Wednesday whether he will stay through to the next World Cup in Australia, Gatland said: “Absolutely mobile
That’s the plan mobile
”Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World CupWales were knocked out of this World Cup at the quarter-final stage by Argentina mobile
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:451697643309All Blacks determined to face the PumasDefence coach Scott McLeod said the All Blacks were determined to get their preparations right for the semi-final with the Pumas at the Stade de France mobile
“I thought last week our detail, our energy and our focus was top class and it gave the players confidence to go out and execute that under pressure,” McLeod said mobile
“In 2019, we didn’t do that as well in our week leading into England, and it’s not necessarily the opposition it’s just the quality of what we put into the week mobile
“Our captain Kieran Read couldn’t train and there were disruptions mobile
So we have to make sure that we don’t have those disruptions and we build the week with the quality and the focus that we did last week mobile
And we respect Argentina, they are a different beast to Ireland and we will slowly build the week mobile
We have to get excited about that and we will mobile
”Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:351697642680Antoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupFrance crashed out of a home Rugby World Cup in heartbreaking fashion as they went down to South Africa in one of the greatest matches of all time and Antoine Dupont slammed the refereeing in the aftermath of the loss mobile
A thrilling quarter-final at the Stade de France ended with the Springboks triumphing 29-28 as France’s last-gasp stand to try and find the single score that would have led them to victory came up agonisingly short, in an excruciatingly similar manner to Ireland 24 hours earlier at the same stadium mobile
In a match decided by the finest of margins, Les Bleus captain Dupont – whose recovery from a fractured cheekbone suffered just 24 hours prior had dominated the build-up to the game –was unhappy with referee Ben O’Keeffe and let rip in his post-match press conference mobile
Antoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupFrance captain Dupont was angry with Ben O’Keeffe’s decisions during the World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:241697642049Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exitTeary-eyed Ireland captain Johnny Sexton reflected on a “gutting” end to his glittering career following a heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand mobile
Andy Farrell’s class of 2023 were bidding to make history in Paris by becoming the first Irish team to reach the last four of the tournament mobile
But the world’s top-ranked team trailed for most of an enthralling contest before falling agonisingly short as their quarter-final curse continued with a 28-24 loss mobile
Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exitSexton has tipped his Ireland team-mates to come back stronger in his absence during an emotional post-match press conference mobile
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:141697641389South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalFly-half Handre Pollard says the pressure of representing South Africa at the World Cup is a privilege as he bids to inflict more misery on England mobile
Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of Eddie Jones’ men mobile
The fit-again Leicester playmaker is competing with Manie Libbok to start Saturday’s Paris semi-final after initially being overlooked for his country’s squad due to a calf injury mobile
South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalPollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory mobile
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:031697640849Eddie Jones commits his coaching future to AustraliaEddie Jones has committed his future to coaching Australia and again denied speculation linking him with a return to Japan mobile
Australia crashed out of the Rugby World Cup at the group stage for the first time after defeats to Fiji and Wales, but the former England coach insists he has no plans to move mobile
“I’m staying mate,” he told reporters in Australia mobile
“I’ve always been committed to Australian rugby, I want to leave it in a mobile better place, and that’s still the job mobile
”Eddie Jones commits his coaching future to Australia amid Japan rumoursThe former England coach again denied speculation he had spoken to Japan mobile
Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:541697640309Revenge no motivation for England’s semi-final with South Africa – Ollie ChessumEngland second row Ollie Chessum insists revenge is not a motivating factor for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa mobile
The rivals collide for the sixth time in the tournament’s history with the most recent of those meetings taking place in Yokohama four years ago when Eddie Jones’ side were toppled 32-12 in the final mobile
Having demolished New Zealand a week earlier, England were expected to topple the Springboks but instead they were off the pace from the start and overwhelmed as a consequence mobile
Revenge no motivation for England’s semi-final with South Africa – Ollie ChessumThe rivals collide for the sixth time in the tournament’s history this weekend mobile
Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:451697639709Warren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales knocked out of Rugby World CupWales head coach Warren Gatland has described the referee change during his side’s quarter-final defeat to Argentina as “disruptive” mobile
Gatland’s side exited the Rugby World Cup after a 29-17 defeat in Marseille mobile
Karl Dickson, who began the game as an assistant, was pressed into duties with the whistle after referee Jaco Peyper suffered an injury after 15 minutes at the Stade Velodrome mobile
Warren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales defeatGatland believes that a switch of referee during the first half was significant as Wales went down to Argentina Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:351697639049Wounded warrior Dan Biggar bows out to usher in next Welsh generationAs the Argentina players joined their joyous, jumping fans in celebration, a lone Welsh figure sloped away mobile
Across the Stade Velodrome touchline Dan Biggar went, eyes turning red like his shirt as the tears started to come on the fly half’s last, lonely trudge out of international rugby mobile
Biggar greeted his children with a brave face but this wasn’t how it was supposed to end mobile
By the time of his substitution, five minutes from the finish, Biggar’s body was in bits, Wales’ wounded warrior off with a grimace and knowing that this was, surely, it mobile
He’d barely sat down when his successor-in-waiting, Sam Costelow, threw that final, fateful pass for the Nicolas intercept score that sealed it - the last hope had drained away mobile
“You know sometimes when you’re absolutely hands-down beaten, you can hold your hands up and let it slide a little bit but we felt like we had control of that game, certainly for large periods of that first half,” the fly half reflected mobile
“We probably could have been a couple more scores ahead mobile
Wounded warrior Dan Biggar bows out to usher in next Welsh generationThe fly half retired from international rugby after Wales’ World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina but leaves a legacy as an arch competitor whose never-say-die spirit defined an era of Welsh rugby Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:24 Newer1 / 4Older More aboutRugby World CupArgentina rugbyNew Zealand rugbyEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Rugby World Cup news LIVE: Argentina and New Zealand name line-ups Rugby World Cup news LIVE: Argentina and New Zealand name line-upsREUTERS ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today mobile
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