Manchester City will face Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League, while Arsenal have been drawn against Real Madrid.
Women’s Super League (WSL) champions Chelsea will travel to City for the first leg before hosting Gareth Taylor’s side in the second leg.
Arsenal, winners of the competition’s previous format in 2007, will host the second leg against Real Madrid after qualifying as group winners.
It is the first time that three English teams have progressed to the last 16.
Should Arsenal progress, they will avoid meeting a fellow English team until the final as they have been drawn against the winners of Bayern Munich versus Lyon in the semi-finals.
Chelsea or City will face the winners of the tie between two-time German winners Wolfsburg and current holders Barcelona.
The draw means Chelsea and City will face each another four times within the space of 12 days across three competitions.
The two clubs meet in the League Cup final on 15 March and again in the WSL on 23 March.
The Champions League quarter-final first leg will be held before the WSL match, either on 18 or 19 March, with the second leg on either 26 or 27 March.
The semi-final first legs are scheduled for 19 or 20 April, with the second legs on 26 or 27 April.
“We knew what the outcome was going to be – one of three teams,” City boss Taylor said when reacting to the draw.
“It will be strange to play them four times in a row but it is an exciting challenge. We haven’t beaten them this season and they have made a really strong start. It will be a tough challenge for us for sure.”
Chelsea were 2-0 winners when the two sides met in November’s WSL match.
If both sides win their games this weekend, there is the potential that they are drawn against each other in the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals. With those games scheduled for 9 March, there is the potential for the sides to play each other in five successive games.
“I am used to that,” Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor said of playing City in close succession.
“When I was in France we had this type of confrontations between Lyon and PSG. Last season we played them seven times. Having this experience is something positive for me. We will face them in different competitions and I think it will be different games.
“You wish you will have a different opponent because you are used to playing them but it will be tough for sure. We will be really excited to play them in every competition.”
