Juventus Ladies 0 Arsenal Ladies 4
Renee Slegers, the Arsenal Ladies interim head coach, enhanced her claims for taking the job completely after a snug 4-0 Ladies’s Champions League victory over Juventus in Turin.
The previous assistant to Jonas Eidevall, who resigned on the eve of their earlier European fixture, has now overseen 4 wins and a attract slightly below a month.
She saved religion with the identical outfield 10 which beat Brighton 5-0 on Friday and so they responded with one other glut of targets, with a late burst bringing three within the final quarter-hour.
Nonetheless, it was the least they deserved having been in management for many of the sport.
Main via Frida Maanam’s well-worked group objective within the first half, Stina Blackstenius doubled their lead with a advantageous solo effort earlier than Mariona Caldentey scored for the third successive European sport and Caitlin Foord tapped house the fourth.
Victory provides Arsenal, second in Group C, a three-point cushion over Juventus forward of subsequent week’s return fixture.
Goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, Arsenal’s one change from the weekend, was compelled into two early saves from Sofia Cantore and Valentina Bergamaschi however in any other case had a quiet sport as her team-mates took management.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin did nicely to tip over Katie McCabe’s free-kick earlier than saving twice from Alessio Russo.
However her objective was breached in some fashion seven minutes earlier than half-time when centre-back Leah Williamson, 10 yards contained in the Juventus half, drilled a move into Maanum which she laid off into the trail of Kim Little, who picked out Foord coming in from the left.
Foord, along with her again to objective on the sting of the penalty space, threaded a move via to Maanum who had continued her run and she or he poked the ball previous the onrushing goalkeeper on the angle.
Arsenal’s dominance continued after the break, with Peyraud-Magnin saving Williamson’s header whereas Emily Fox’s first-time chip rebounded off the crossbar.
However the guests bought the second objective they wanted within the seventy fifth minute when Blackstenius broke down the left earlier than chopping in to beat the goalkeeper at her close to submit.
Caldentey scored her customary European objective after seizing on a weak clearance from Lina Hurtig’s cross and Foord transformed from shut vary from Kyra Cooney-Cross’s move.
Match particulars
Juventus Ladies: Peyraud-Magnin, Lenzini, Calligaris (Kullberg, 69), Cascarino, Bergamaschi (Krumbiegel, 61), Caruso, Schatzer (Bennison, 69), Boattin (Thomas, 81), Cantore, Vangsgaard, Beccari (Bonansea, 61).Booked: Schatzer.Substitutes not used: Capelletti, Proulx, Lehmann, Penzo, Girelli, Bragonzi, Gallo.Arsenal Ladies: Van Domselaar, Fox (Codina, 85), Williamson, Catley, McCabe, Walti (Cooney-Cross, 85), Little, Mead (Caldentey, 60), Maanum (Blackstenius, 60), Foord, Russo (Hurtig, 77).Booked: Catley.Objectives: Maanum (38), Blackstenius (75), Caldentey (80), Foord (87).Substitutes not used: Zinsberger, Williams, Wubben-Moy, Kafaji, Kuhl, Wienroither, Reid.Referee: Jelena Cvetkovic (Serbia).
07:39 PM GMTFULL TIME: Juventus 0 Arsenal 4
Convincing. Dominant. Ruthless. Arsenal are nicely and actually again. 4 targets scored, a clear sheet and their unbeaten run below interim coach Renee Slegers continues in advantageous fashion.
07:35 PM GMT90mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 4
4 minutes added on.
07:32 PM GMT87mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 4 GOAL
That is turning right into a rout. Perception and confidence has been flowing and now Foord has bought on the scoresheet, tapping in from shut vary after Peyraud-Magnin failed to chop out Cooney-Cross’ ball throughout the field.
The swagger is again for Arsenal.
07:29 PM GMT84mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 3
Arsenal sub:
OFF Fox, WaltiON Codina, Cooney-Cross
07:27 PM GMT81mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 3
Juventus sub:
OFF BoattinON Thomas
07:25 PM GMT79mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 3 GOAL
Arsenal are cruising house now.
Hurtig will get to the byline and cuts the ball again. There isn’t a Arsenal participant there to complete however Cascarino can’t clear the ball and it falls to Caldentey, who takes a contact and fires previous Peyraud-Magnin with conviction.
Recreation over!
07:20 PM GMT76mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 2
Arsenal sub:
OFF RussoON Hurtig
07:20 PM GMT74mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 2 GOAL
That must be that! Blackstenius picks up the ball extensive on the left. The Juventus defence fails to close her down and the striker enters the field, shuffles the ball to the left and smashes a shot previous Peyraud-Magnin.
An emphatic end.
07:15 PM GMT69mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Juventus sub:
OFF Schatzer, CalligarisON Kullberg, Bennison
07:14 PM GMT66mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Schatzer is now within the referee’s e book for a cynical foul on Russo.
In the meantime, Van Domselaar is down and in want of remedy however is OK to proceed.
07:12 PM GMT65mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Moments after Williamson’s miss, Juventus break the Arsenal line and Vangsgaard is thru on objective however her tame shot is saved.
07:11 PM GMT64mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Williamson has to attain there. A free-kick is swung to the again submit, Foord heads the ball again into the six-yard field and Williamson heads over. Needed to get that on course.
07:08 PM GMT61mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Catley is the primary individual booked for flattening Vangsgaard close to the midway line. No arguments there.
Juventus sub:OFF Beccari, BergamaschiON Bonansea, Krumbiegel
Arsenal sub:OFF McCabe, MeadON Blackstenius, Caldentey
07:07 PM GMT59mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Fox hits the bar. She begins the transfer, bursting from midfield and laying the ball off to Foord. The winger comes inside and cuts the ball again to Fox and her clipped effort hits the underside of the bar and Juventus clear the hazard.
07:03 PM GMT56mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Nook by Arsenal to the again submit and Williamson meets it with a header however Peyraud-Magnin is there once more to make the save.
07:01 PM GMT54mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
A few wayward passes by Williamson within the opening minutes of the half. For England final month, errors by the centre-back value them dearly. She received’t need a repeat tonight.
06:55 PM GMT49mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Courageous header on the again submit from Fox with Beccari steaming into her foul. A foul known as and Fox will get again on her ft after a number of moments.
06:51 PM GMTSecond half: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
We’re again underway in Turin. What kind of response will we see from the house facet? In the event that they speak in confidence to bother, Arsenal can damage them.
06:39 PM GMTWATCH: Maanum finishes off an beautiful group move06:35 PM GMTHALF TIME: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Arsenal go in on the break with their lead intact. Juventus have top-of-the-line defences in Europe however the away facet have triggered them issues all through the half and appeared stable defensively.
Work to do for the house facet.
06:31 PM GMT45mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
Two minutes added on.
06:28 PM GMT41mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1
After a sluggish begin, Arsenal have been by far the higher group and their high quality confirmed with that objective.
Can they get a second now earlier than half-time?
06:26 PM GMT37mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 1 GOAL
Arsenal get the objective they deserve and it’s a sensible one.
Williamson into Maanum, who lays it off to Little and spins away. Little passes to Foord, who slices Juventus’ defence open with a first-time move to Maanum and she or he coolly passes into the web.
06:22 PM GMT35mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Lenzini may be very fortunate to get away with no reserving after dragging down Foord.
As blatant a yellow card as you’ll ever see.
06:16 PM GMT28mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal will need to get the reward that their dominance deserves with the opening objective sooner relatively than later. Peyraud-Magnin has been a lot the busier keeper as Arsenal develop in perception.
06:10 PM GMT23mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Fox from distance and Peyraud-Magnin makes an excellent fingertip save to ship the ball over the bar.
It must be an Arsenal nook however nothing is given. Fox has her fingers on her head in disbelief.
06:08 PM GMT20mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
One other probability for Russo and Arsenal. The ball is performed into the Juventus field. Calligaris fails to clear her traces and Russo reads the scenario to pounce on the unfastened ball.
The England striker turns sharp and shoots at objective however Peyraud-Magnin once more makes the save.
06:04 PM GMT17mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
After a frantic begin, the match has settled down and it’s suiting Arsenal, who’re controlling the tempo and the ball.
05:59 PM GMT12mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal must be forward. The unfastened ball falls to Russo within the field, she takes a contact to compose herself then fires a shot straight into the arms of Peyraud-Magnin.
05:57 PM GMT10mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Fox performs a via ball to Russo. Peyraud-Magnin comes out bravely and will get damage within the coming collectively. Keeper receives remedy and appears winded however the sport continues.
05:54 PM GMT7mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Actually open sport to this point. Beccari finds herself in area and she or he slips in Bergamaschi, who’s tame shot is saved by Van Domselaar
05:53 PM GMT6mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
McCabe hits it and forces Peyraud-Magnin into an excellent save, pushing the ball over the bar.
From the ensuing nook, a header flashes extensive.
05:51 PM GMT5mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal discovering it difficult to maintain maintain of the ball and they’re having to climate an early storm.
However a handball by Cascarino in a harmful place provides the away facet their first sight of objective.
05:48 PM GMT2mins: Juventus 0 Arsenal 0
First probability of the night time for Cantore as she is slipped via however Van Domselaar makes a vital save.
A get up name for Arsenal.
05:46 PM GMTKick Off: Juventus vs Arsenal
Off we go then as Russo will get the match underway!
05:43 PM GMTHere we go!
The 2 groups are out and kick-off is moments away.
05:40 PM GMTA reminder of the groups
Juventus: Peyraud-Magnin; Lenzini, Calligaris, Cascarino; Bergamaschi, Caruso, Schatzer, Boattin; Cantore, Vangsgaard, Beccari.Subs: Capelletti, Proulx, Kullberg, Lehmann, Rosucci, Girelli, Bonansea, Bennison, Bragonzi, Thomas, Krumbiegel, Gallo.
Arsenal: Van Domselaar; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Little, Maanum, Walti; Mead, Russo, Foord.Subs: Zinsberger, Williams, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Caldentey, Kafaji, Hurtig, Kuhl, Blackstenius, Wienroither, Cooney-Cross, Reid.
05:36 PM GMTArsenal face a tough job tonight
Arsenal – you are about to face a group who, this season, have made only a few errors. 12 totally different objective scorers, 26 targets, with virtually a special line up every week. Squad depth is spectacular. The defence has been secure – the assault might be extra clincial. I’m so excited.
05:24 PM GMTRenee Slegers on Juventus
It’s a special sort of soccer than what we often play towards within the WSL. We’re anticipating them to make it actually arduous for us in the way in which they defend. I believe, from a WSL perspective, it’s unorthodox. They’re a bit of bit extra player-for-player in the way in which they play.
In order that’s a brand new problem for us, and we’ve tried to organize the ladies as greatest as doable to have the ability to exploit this defending system in one of the simplest ways.
05:13 PM GMTNot lengthy until kick off05:01 PM GMTJuventus beginning XI05:00 PM GMTArsenal beginning XI
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🧤 van Domselaar between the posts🏎️ Maanum within the center⚡️ Mead and Foord down the wing
COME ON YOU GUNNERS 👊
04:48 PM GMTArsenal eye three factors in Turin
Hi there and welcome to protection from the Ladies’s Champions League as Arsenal journey to Italy to face Juventus.
Arsenal come into the match on the again of a 5-0 win over Brighton within the Ladies’s Tremendous League.
Caitlin Foord, Frida Maanum, Lina Hurtig Alessia Russo bought on the scoresheet and Beth Mead, who opened the scoring, says confidence is rising below interim coach Renee Slegers.
“We’ve labored actually arduous alongside Renee in coaching and stuff,” she stated. “We’ve actually tried to hone in on small issues that we’re not fairly getting proper in entrance of objective in the meanwhile. Generally small particulars can win you video games and finally that’s in all probability what we did on Friday night time.
“We’ve clearly labored with Renee for fairly some time now in numerous roles to those she’s in now however she’s taken to it like a duck to water. It’s been a simple transition for us as a bunch. We all know what she provides us and the boldness she provides us. We’re enjoying good soccer, so I believe as people and as a collective we’re proud of what Renee is doing for us proper now. She deserves the credit score for making us really feel good and the performances which might be approaching the pitch.”
Arsenal and Juventus have equivalent information to this point having received as soon as and suffered on defeat.
Talking in his pre-match press convention, Juventus head coach Massimiliano Canzi praised Arsenal for regrouping after the sacking of Jonas Eidevall.
“Arsenal are a facet in good well being proper now, they’ve overcome a tricky interval and so they have loads of high quality on a person and group degree,” he stated.
“They’ve their method of enjoying regardless of having modified coach just lately, and so they’re a group with loads of strengths and never many weaknesses. We’ll take them on by enjoying our sport, we’ve labored on our fashion of play in these previous few months and by now we’ve got our personal id each with and with out the ball, so we’ll take them on by trying to play to our strengths, however conscious of theirs too.”
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