(Excerpt) The England Women’s Super League (WSL)—the world’s premier women’s football league—has kicked off, featuring new arrivals of top players from various nations. On the other hand, the league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Women’s Champions League has been determined. It kicks off immediately with a massive clash between Bayern and City.（抜粋和約）世界最高峰の女子サッカーリーグであるイングランドのWSL（ウィメンズ・スーパー・リーグ）が開幕し、各国からトップ選手たちが新たに参戦しています。一方、2026-27シーズンのUEFA女子チャンピオンズリーグのリーグフェーズの組み合わせも決定しました。初戦からバイエルン対マンチェスター・シティというビッグマッチが組まれています。
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The England Women’s Super League (WSL)—the world’s premier women’s football league—has kicked off, featuring new arrivals of top players from various nations, including those from the world and European champions Spain.
The league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Women’s Champions League has been determined. Each team will play six matches. The format appears to require facing Pot 1 teams—the top performers from the previous season—twice. Please refer to the images above. The start of the league phase matches is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2026. It kicks off immediately with a massive clash between Bayern and City.
[ [ [ Women’s Super League 26/27 Week 01 ] ] ]
[ Blogger’s Preview on August 4th ]
How will London City fare in their opener following their high-profile recruitment drive? They face United—a formidable opponent, though one that has seen a sudden change in management. How will Liverpool, coming off a strong pre-season, perform in their first match? Arsenal and Chelsea face intriguing matchups against tough opponents in Brighton and Aston Villa, respectively. Meanwhile, defending champions City—who appear to be grappling with a number of injuries—take on newly promoted Birmingham.
[Overall Review]
It seems that struggling in the season opener is a universal experience, even for teams expected to finish at the top of the WSL table. Looking at last season’s top five, while City and Spurs won by a two-goal margin, Arsenal managed only a one-goal victory, Chelsea drew, and United lost. Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Charlton who came from the third place in Championship deserves special mention. The matches for Matchweek 2 are already highly anticipated, with the spotlight on United vs. Chelsea and Liverpool vs. Spurs.
[ Results of Matches ]
The numbers in the parentheses indicate their standing of the last season. “C” indicates “Championship in the last season.”
Match1 (9/4 19:00): London City (6) 2-1 United (4)
at Copperjax Community Stadium (C) with attendance of 5,402.
London City’s goals: OG (J. Zigiotti Olme, 9′), D. van de Donk (82′)
United’s goal: S. Awujo (90’+10)
Overall Possession: 60.2 : 39.8
Shots: 11:4
Total touches inside the opposition box: 40:19
Match2 (9/5 12:30): Chelsea (3) 1-1 Aston Villa (9)
at Stamford Bridge (?C) with attendance of ?.
Chelsea’s goal: L. James (11′)
Aston Villa’s goal: V. Buurman (79′ og)
Overall Possession: 64.8 : 35.2
Shots: 35:7
Total touches inside the opposition box: 58:4
Nadeshiko Player: Akane Okuma won POTM in her first appearance in WSL.
Match3 (9/6 12:00): Brighton (7) 0-1 Arsenal (2)
at Broadfield Stadium (?C) with attendance of 4,104.
Arsenal’s goal: L. Baum (10′)
Overall Possession: 34.8:65.2
Shots: 9:13
Total touches inside the opposition box: 29:44
Nadeshiko Players: M. Minami and K. Seike played the whole game.
Match4 (9/6 12:00): Spurs (5) 3-1 West Ham (10)
at BetWright Stadium (?C) with attendance of 1,675.
Spurs’ goals: S. Gaupset (18′), K. Hanson (30′, 74′)
West Ham’s goal: V. Asseyi (90’+3)
Overall Possession: 58.6:41.4
Shots: 20:10
Total touches inside the opposition box: 35:18
Match5 (9/6 14:00): Charlton (C3) 0-4 Liverpool (11)
at The Valley (?C) with attendance of 2,151.
Liverpool’s goals: G. Fisk (8′, 52′), V. Endemann (63′), C. Kapocs (90’+5 pen)
Overall Possession: 24.1:75.9
Shots: 2:15
Total touches inside the opposition box: 6:36
Match6 (9/6 14:00): C. Palace (C2) 1-0 Everton (8)
at Borough Sports Ground (?C) with attendance of 1,274.
C. Palace’s goal: L. Lloyd-Smith (34′)
Overall Possession: 39.8:60.2
Shots: 10:14
Total touches inside the opposition box: 8:29
Nadeshiko Players: F. Tsunoda, H. Kitagawa, and R. Ishida played the whole game.
Match7 (9/6 14:30): City (1) 3-1 Birmingham (C1)
at Joie Stadium (?C) with attendance of ?.
City’s goals: M. Fowler (49′), K. Shaw (55′, 86′)
Birmingham’s goal: O. Hurtré (90′)
Overall Possession: 74.9:25.3
Shots: 28:13
Total touches inside the opposition box: 59:16
Nadeshiko Players: A. Yamashita, Y. Hasegawa, and A. Fujino played the full game.
Standings at the end of this week’s matches (points, goal difference)
(1) Liverpool (3, +4)
(2) City (3, +2)
(3) Spurs (3, +2)
(4) London City (3, +1)
(5) Arsenal (3, +1)
(6) C. Palace (3, +1)
(7) Aston Villa (1, 0)
(8) Chelsea (1, 0)
(9) United (0, -1)
(10) Brighton (0, -1)
(11) Everton (0, -1)
(12) Birmingham (0, -2)
(13) West Ham (0,-2)
(14) Charlton (0, -4)
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