Arsenal V Real Madrid: Women’s Champions League – Live

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Arsenal’s defence of nan Champions League hasn’t been going to plan. Renée Slegers’s broadside person mislaid 2 retired of their 3 matches truthful acold successful nan convention phase: a 2-1 location reverse to Lyon successful matchday one, followed by a staggering illness astatine Bayern Munich successful matchday three past week. Those losses sandwich a triumph astatine Benfica that’s kept nan show connected nan road, and pinch positions 5 to 12 securing progression to nan play-offs, there’s nary request to beryllium hammering distant connected panic buttons conscionable yet. But a top-four spot and its concomitant guarantee of a quarter-final berth whitethorn soon go a tube dream if Arsenal don’t get a wriggle on. They could do pinch a large consequence tonight.

They whitethorn beryllium secretly pleased to spot Real Madrid rotation into town. Arsenal’s glorious Alessia Russo-inspired comeback successful nan 2nd limb of past season’s quarter-final was possibly nan signature infinitesimal of their tally to glory, and that 3-0 triumph will surely springiness them awesome belief going into this game. On nan different hand, they did suffer nan first limb 2-0, getting themselves into capable problem wherever an all-timer of a comeback was required. So it’s swings and roundabouts, and cipher will beryllium taking excessively overmuch for granted.

Especially arsenic neither squad are successful apical form. Arsenal, disconnected nan gait successful nan WSL too, followed conclusion successful Munich pinch a disappointing goalless tie pinch Tottenham Hotspur, while Real dropped their first Champions League points past week astatine location to Paris FC earlier getting thrashed 4-0 successful Liga F astatine nan play by Barcelona. Something’s sewage to give, but bully luck predicting precisely what. Kick-off is astatine 8pm GMT. It’s on!