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Posted 11th August 2010, 07:51 in
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Champions League Qualifiers Confirmed

Seven group winners and the two best runners-up, await the draw for the last thirty-two on August 19th.

The nine qualifiers for the UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 were confirmed on Tuesday evening, with group winners; Duisburg, Brøndby, Everton, Apollon Limassol, Juvisy Essonne, Bardolino Verona and Rossiyanka joined by best runners-up, Breidablik and NK Krka.

Brøndby won their Group 1 decider with NSA Sofia 3-0, with Lene Jensen, Emma Madsen and Henriette Dahl all on target.

Everton also had a top of the table clash in Group 2, where they made the most of first-half chances to end the hopes of a physical Lithuanian host side, Gintra Universitetas.

The Cypriots of Apollon Limassol were the suprise winners in Group 3, netting three victories, including the shock defeat of former European champions Umeå IK.

There was a thrilling finale to Group 4, as French outfit Juvisy Essonne shared six goals with Iceland's Breidablik, which resulted in both teams progressing. Berglind Thorvaldsdottir snatched an 84th-minute equaliser for Breidablik.

Italy's Bardolino Verona completed a 100% record with a 4-1 win over Group 5 hosts, Slovenia's NK Krka. Swansea City claimed their first ever European victory in their last game, beating Baia Zugdidi 2-1.

Maximum points for Russia's Rossiyanka in Group 6, sealed with four goals in the first 33 minutes against Portugal's 1° Dezembro.

Germany's FCR 2001 Duisburg were 4-0 winners in the Group 7 decider with Glasgow City in Northern Ireland.

The Round of 32 is the first of the straight knockouts played over two legs, and will be drawn on August 19th. The final will be at a London venue, on Thursday May 26th 2011.

The 23 teams given a bye to the last 32, in order of ranking, are:

FFC Turbine Potsdam
Olympique Lyonnais
Arsenal
Zvezda-2005
Linköpings
Valur Reykjavik
Torres
SV Neulengbach
AC Sparta Praha
Røa IL
Fortuna Hjørring
AZ Alkmaar
FC Zürich
RTP Unia Racibórz
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
FC PAOK Thessaloniki
FK Mašinac
Legend
K. Sint-Truidense
CSHVSM
Zorka-BDU
MTK Hungária
Åland United

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