Twente vs Chelsea Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Women’s Champions League | League Phase

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Twente entertain last season's semi-finalists Chelsea on Matchday 1 of the 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Kick-off date/time: 8 October 2025 at 5:45 pm

How to watch on TV & online: UK – Disney+ / US – Some matches are televised on CBS Sports Network & CBS Sports Golazo Network, while all matches can be streamed live on Paramount+

Twente team news

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Lemey; Vliek, Knol, Carleer, Tuin; Roord, Van Ginkel, Groenewegen; Elberink, Ravensbergen, Proost

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Chelsea team news

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Carpenter, Bjorn, Bright, Baltimore; Nusken, Walsh; Reiten, Kaptein, Thompson; Kerr

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Questionable: James (Injured), Bright (Injured), Girma (Injured), Charles (Injured)

Twente vs Chelsea prediction

Twente made their group stage debut last season and finished third behind Chelsea and Real Madrid. In reaching the league phase this time around, they saw off Crvena Zvezda, Breidablik and Katowice in qualifying.

Dutch champions in 2024-25, Twente have begun their current domestic campaign with four victories from four, as well as securing the Dutch Super Cup in August to kick off their campaign.

Former champions Chelsea are also top of their domestic league having picked up 13 points from the first 15 available in the Women's Super League. English champions last season, the Blues were eliminated by Barcelona (2-8 on aggregate) in the Women's Champions League semi-finals in 2024-25.

One of the favourites for the competition, Chelsea are expected to make a strong start here, and against a side who have conceded in three of their four league games this season, expect the visitors to find the net at least a couple of times.

Twente vs Chelsea tip: Chelsea to win & over 2.5 goals