Marc Skinner’s side finished as WSL runners-up in 2022/23, earning a spot in the second round of the European tournament and therefore a provisional bye into the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
Victory over the two legs in our first-ever Women's Champions League tie would mean the Reds entering the domestic competition at the last-eight stage, while defeat would see us added into the group phase that has been drawn today.
Since the 2021/22 season, WSL clubs competing in the Champions League group stage have been exempt from the corresponding round of the Conti Cup.
The Reds can progress to that phase of the European competition by winning our two-legged second-round tie in October, which would see us take advantage of our League Cup bye.