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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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It all began with an injury to Ugo Monye mobile
There were 25 minutes left to play of England’s Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland at Murrayfield in 2010 when the England wing went down injured, a stretcher hurried out with England’s outside back replacement, Ben Foden, already on mobile
Ben Youngs rapidly stripped off and threw himself into the action on debut, adjusting to an unexpected start to life in an England shirt on the wing as assistant coach Mike Ford charged up and down the touchline barking instructions mobile
How long ago that dreary draw now seems mobile
On Friday evening, Youngs will make his 127th and final appearance for England, retiring as his nation’s most capped male rugby player, testament to his longevity, consistency and quality mobile
On Monday night, after Steve Borthwick told his scrum half he’d be starting the World Cup bronze final against Argentina, Youngs pulled his coach aside and confirmed that this would be it mobile
One last start against Argentina awaits mobile
“I’ve got brilliant memories,” reflected Youngs mobile
“I’m so honoured and privileged to have done it for this long mobile
I’m also really privileged and honoured to get to play, to end it on my terms, then get to walk away mobile
It feels like absolutely the right time to do it mobile
“I’ve done it for so long and there’s great talent within the nine jersey mobile
It just feels right mobile
I feel so content mobile
The fact I had this in my head for a long time and then I didn’t hesitate about it makes me realise that it’s absolutely the right decision mobile
“I’ve also got a young family and all those bits come with it mobile
I will go back and play my club rugby and I look forward to doing that mobile
The 13 years does go like that [clicks fingers], and you’ve seen my highest highs and my lowest lows mobile
It will be nice to finish on a high on Friday mobile
”Ben Youngs made his England debut in 2010 (Getty Images)A player who began his career as a lightning-quick scrum half who would threaten the fringes morphed into one of the best controlling nines in the country mobile
Youngs has had to wear plenty of criticism, but he has been a favourite of four England coaches, making his debut under Martin Johnson, becoming a mainstay under Stuart Lancaster, thriving under Eddie Jones and then featuring during the Six Nations as the Steve Borthwick era began mobile
It has not been the tournament that Youngs would have liked, a couple of bench cameos in the pool stages but a watching brief otherwise as Alex Mitchell and Danny Care secured spots one and two in the scrum half pecking order mobile
But Borthwick made a point to talk up how key the veteran nine has been in supporting the team during this tournament, aiding Mitchell’s development particularly mobile
Jack van Poortvliet, who would have been in England’s 33-man squad but for injury, has also benefitted from Youngs’s advice for club and country mobile
The 34-year-old is contracted with Leicester Tigers through to the end of the season mobile
“I will miss the adrenaline of running out in front of a full stadium,” Youngs said mobile
“I’ll actually miss the pressure of big games, when everything is on the line mobile
I’ll miss the build-up to the week, when it’s a big week with your team-mates – and I’ll also just miss that camaraderie; the common goal of trying to achieve something special within an elite group mobile
Ben Youngs has largely had a supporting role during this World Cup (Getty Images)“I’ve done a good role for a long time now, so at some point your role changes and it has changed this time for me mobile
I’m just grateful that I get the chance to play on Friday and get that opportunity with the boys mobile
”There will be barely a bad word said about the retiring nine, popular throughout every squad in which he has been mobile
Full-back Freddie Steward described his Tigers and England teammate as a “surrogate uncle” this week mobile
Youngs has achieved so much but remained true to a tight-knit family, withdrawing himself from consideration for two British & Irish Lions tours to support his sister-in-law, Tiffany, during her battles with cancer mobile
Tiffany passed away in June of last year; the image of Ben and Tom holding aloft the Premiership trophy - the younger Youngs sharing the triumph with his big brother just weeks after his wife’s passing – says it all about one of rugby’s nicest men mobile
Brothers Tom and Ben Youngs hold aloft the Premiership trophy (Getty Images)“Playing alongside my brother was an incredibly proud moment for me mobile
Having a tough spell off the field and still continuing to play for England, and playing rugby, when there was a lot of stuff going on away from the game mobile
“To get to 100 caps and be a part of that group is very special mobile
The main thing is to do it consistently with such a hard position to play in and with such great competition mobile
I have had four coaches with England and I have been picked by all four mobile
Every coach wants different things but I have had four with England and I have been picked by all of them mobile
“[I’d like to be remembered as] somebody who has given a huge amount mobile
I have seen it get really high with England, and I have been through a few rebuilds mobile
I would like to think I was someone who was a big part of a successful team and I think I am leaving the team in a good spot mobile
”More aboutBen YoungsEngland RugbyRugby World CupTom YoungsLeicester TigersJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4England’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs made his England debut in 2010 Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs has largely had a supporting role during this World Cup Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBrothers Tom and Ben Youngs hold aloft the Premiership trophy Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs will retire from international rugby after the World Cup Getty Images✕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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