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Cardiff draw Athlone in Women's Champions League

Cardiff draw Athlone in Women's Champions League

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Welsh double winners Cardiff City will take on Athlone Town in the first qualifying round of the Uefa Women's Champions League.The Bluebirds will face the Irish side in a Group 5 semi-final on Wednesday, 30 July at a venue to be decided.The winners will face Croatian champions ZNK Agram in the group final on Saturday, 3 August to decide who progresses to the second round of qualifying.In March, Cardiff lifted the Adran Premier League title for a third successive season with victory against The New Saints. They then beat Wrexham 3-1 in April to secure a fourth successive Bute Energy Welsh Cup triumph.
However, Iain Derbyshire's side have lost all seven matches they have played in the Champions League, without scoring a goal.Last season they were eliminated 7-0 by FC Twente in Enschede, though Derbyshire said afterwards he was "so proud of the players" performance against the Dutch champions.Athlone are currently top of the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division after an unbeaten start to their year, winning nine games and drawing one.

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