Häcken's former striker Felicia Schröder has continued to score goals for her new club Real Madrid. But she will pose no threat to her former club in the Champions League group stage.
For Häcken, the six opponents in the autumn will instead be Lyon, Chelsea, Juventus, Paris FC, Manchester City and Inter.
Lyon away
"It's a pretty tough draw, but we're going in with the attitude of moving on, which of course will require top performances from everyone," Häcken captain Anna Anvegård says on the club's website.
On paper, the toughest task will be last year's finalists and reigning champions Lyon away in France. The home matches against Manchester City, who won the Super League last year, and Nathalie Björn's Chelsea will also be something to chew on.
However, Häcken coach Elena Sadiku believes in her team:
"I think we have a great chance of advancing if we win three of the matches. We as a team have shown that we can compete even with the top teams and hopefully we can show it again," she says.
Four go straight through
Real Madrid, which also has Filippa Angeldahl and Bella Andersson in the team, was drawn against Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Paris FC, Roma, Inter and Manchester City.
The top four of the 18 teams in the league phase advance directly to the quarter-finals. The teams in places 5-12 will face a playoff for the remaining four spots. The remaining teams are eliminated.
Neither Hammarby nor Malmö FF made it to the Champions League, and instead must focus on playing in the European Cup.
Hammarby, who lost the European Cup final to Häcken in the spring, will face Scottish Rangers in the final qualifying round while MFF will take on St. Pölten from Austria. The first match will be played on September 23 (Hammarby starts at home, Malmö away), with the return matches a week later. The winners of each two-legged tie will advance to the round of 16.
