Manchester City Women are set to travel to Austria for their Women's Champions League match against St. Pölten Women.

St. Polten (W)

Man. City (W)

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St. Pölten has reached the final 16 for the fourth time in five years after successfully navigating the qualifying rounds. The Austrian champions eliminated Neftci Baki and Vllaznia in the first qualifying stage, then secured an impressive 8-0 aggregate win over ZNK Mura to reach the main draw. However, their European winning streak ended with a 2-0 loss to Hammarby in their group opener, putting pressure on them to perform exceptionally in their upcoming matches against Manchester City and Barcelona, followed by another clash with Hammarby. St. Pölten has not won any of their last 10 group games and will be eager to secure their first victory in the main draw since defeating Slavia Prague in November 2022.

Manchester City enters this midweek match with strong momentum, having recorded seven wins and one draw across all competitions. Gareth Taylor's team secured two victories against Paris FC in qualifying and followed that up with a notable win against three-time European champions Barcelona, winning 2-0 at Joie Stadium with goals from Naomi Layzell and Khadija Shaw. Shaw continued her fine form with a brace in a 2-1 comeback win over Liverpool in the WSL, helping City top the league table with 10 points, ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United, who have a game in hand. Now, City aims to achieve a sixth consecutive win as they prepare for their away match on Wednesday.