Athletic and Barcelona draw Belarus and Danish opponents in the Women's Champions League draw

Athletic Club and FC Barcelona, the two teams that will represent the Liga Iberdrola in this season's Women's Champions League, now know who they will be facing in the round of 32.

Athletic, the Women's First Division champions, have been drawn against Danish outfit Fortuna Hjorring, with the first leg at home and the return match in Denmark. Joseba Agirre's charges were unseeded in the draw and will be pleased to have avoided reigning champions Lyon and the always formidable German sides.

Meanwhile, Barcelona, last season's runners-up in the Spanish top flight, were among the seeds thanks to having the seventh highest UEFA coefficient, and will kick off their campaign in Belarus against Minsk.

The first legs of the ties will be played on 5 and 6 October, with the second legs taking place a week later, on the 12th and 13th.

Athletic will be embarking on their fifth campaign in the Women's Champions League as the reward for having tasted LaLiga glory last season. They have not featured in the tournament since 2007-08, which came after claiming their fourth league title.

Barcelona will also be contesting the competition for the fifth time. Their best showings were two runs to the quarter-finals, including last term when they fell to Paris Saint-Germain. That aside, they reached the round of 32 the first time they graced this stage and were knocked out in the last 16 two seasons ago.

The 2015-16 campaign was the first in which two Spanish ladies' teams were involved in European action. Barça were joined by Atletico Madrid on that occasion, while this time out Athletic will be flying the flag for Spanish women's football in Europe alongside the Catalan outfit.