and kick off the quarter-finals with the competitors serving up 4 extremely intriguing last-eight ties.
The continental contenders will likely be whittled right down to 4 over the following two weeks throughout two-legged affairs, with the curtain raised by this encounter between the second-placed sides in Spain and England respectively. The guests have discovered type underneath the after parting methods with Jonas Eidevall earlier within the season, and earned high spot in Group C with a
That arrange this assembly with Actual Madrid, who completed second behind Chelsea in Group B. The Spanish capital membership are but to make it past the quarter-final stage of this competitors, and have endured a tough week, with a Copa de la Reina thrashing by Barcelona adopted by a league setback in opposition to struggling Deportivo. Their attacking expertise might nicely trigger their guests issues, although, as they appear to get forward within the tie earlier than subsequent week’s journey to London.
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Actual Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE
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Each side sit second of their home leagues
Two-legged affair concludes on the Emirates Stadium subsequent week
Actual Madrid XI: Misa; Garcia, Lakrar, Mendez, Carmona; Toletti, Leupolz, Angeldahl; Caicedo, Weir; Bruun.
Arsenal XI: Zinsberger; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Little, Cooney-Cross; Mead, Russo, Caldentey; Blackstenius.
KICK OFF!
17:45 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Arsenal kick issues off on a sodden, sorry-looking floor.
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
17:42 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Out the gamers include a little bit of drizzle within the air. It’s been a protracted look forward to these knockout phases to start.
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
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Kick off quick approaching in Madrid. The winner of this two-legged tie will arrange a semi-final assembly with both Bayern Munich or earlier competitors powerhouses Lyon. The primary leg of that encounter kicks off a bit later.
Arsenal striker Alessia Russo speaks forward of first leg
17:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Alessia Russo has expressed her confidence that the Arsenal squad are nicely set as they aim last-eight success over the following two weeks.
“The squad’s in an excellent place,” the England striker mentioned. “We had a optimistic end result [against Everton] on Friday and we’ve seen plenty of one another this week with the travelling and taking part in video games; we’re in an excellent place as a staff.
“I am actually excited. I used to be simply saying to Renée {Slegers] that it’s my first quarter-final within the Champions League, so I’m actually wanting ahead to it.”
Unbiased soccer regulator might cowl ladies’s recreation, minister says
17:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The impartial soccer regulator, which is about to manipulate the boys’s recreation in , might at some point be expanded to incorporate ladies’s soccer, a peer has mentioned.
Baroness Twycross mentioned the physique, which the point of interest of the Soccer Governance Invoice, is not going to oversee the ladies’s recreation – regardless of its latest surge in recognition.
Girl Twycross mentioned the game’s ongoing improvement meant the regulator, which could have duty for the highest 5 divisions of the boys’s recreation, could be unsuitable and will as an alternative maintain the ladies’s recreation again.
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
17:07 , Harry Latham-Coyle
That is Arsenal’s sixteenth look within the final eight of this competitors, a report tally that they share with Lyon. Can this group emulate the achievement of the 2007 facet by going all the way in which?
Actual Madrid boss Alberto Toril anticipating powerful take a look at
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“I anticipate an evenly-matched contest between two groups which are doing rather well,” the Actual Madrid supervisor mentioned yesterday. “We’re very excited concerning the quarter-finals, it is our second time on this spherical, and reaching the semi-finals could be an vital step in our progress, I feel we’re prepared for it.
“Now we have to grasp the moments of every match, of the tie, there are going to be plenty of video games throughout the match itself. Now we have to regulate it and take the sport the place it fits us.”
Renee Slegers turns to Spanish pair for recommendation on Actual Madrid
16:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Arsenal boss Renee Slegers has been relying on a pair of Spaniards in her squad to supply a bit bit of additional perception into Actual Madrid.
“I’ve been speaking to Laia Codina and Mariona [Caldentey] to get data as a result of they’ve performed in opposition to them many instances,” Slegers revealed this week. “They know what the circumstances are, what sort of stadium it’s, the model of play. Actual Madrid have a powerful identification, they’re disciplined of their play they usually like possession.”
Crew information – Arsenal
16:38 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Emily Fox is cleared and able to go at proper again for Arsenal, who promote Kyra Cooney-Cross, Beth Mead and Stina Blackstenius into a powerful beginning facet.
Arsenal XI: Zinsberger; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Little, Cooney-Cross; Mead, Russo, Caldentey; Blackstenius.
Crew information – Actual Madrid
16:36 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Linda Caicedo is match to start out in Actual Madrid’s entrance three.
Actual Madrid XI: Misa; Garcia, Lakrar, Mendez, Carmona; Toletti, Leupolz, Angeldahl; Caicedo, Weir; Bruun.
Crew information on the way in which…
16:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle
We must always have staff information from Madrid shortly. We all know that it’s going to once more be Manuela Zinsberger in aim for Arsenal with Daphne van Domselaar nonetheless coping with the impacts of a concussion, however will Emily Fox be match to return having limped off in opposition to Everton?
‘A disgrace’: Ladies’s League Cup last pitch criticised as Chelsea beat Man Metropolis
16:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle
There was disappointment, although, over the floor at Derby, which did under no circumstances seem match for a cup last:
Chelsea safe first trophy of potential quadruple
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For Chelsea, their assembly with Manchester Metropolis tomorrow would be the second of 4 in a matter of two weeks, with the 2 legs of their Champions League tie falling both facet of a WSL fixture. The pair additionally clashed at Satisfaction Park on Saturday, and Jamie Braidwood was there to see the primary trophy of the Sonia Bompastor period secured:
Ladies’s Champions League quarter-finals
16:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Eight will likely be whittled right down to 4 over the following week or so, with a enjoyable set of quarter-finals assembled in February’s draw.
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
Manchester Metropolis vs Chelsea
Wolfsburg vs FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
12:51 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The quarter-finals of the Ladies’s Champions League are upon us, with 4 extremely intriguing ties to be determined throughout two legs over the following eight days.
We start in Madrid, the place Arsenal will likely be hoping to proceed their good type and fluency underneath Renee Slegers having topped their group. They tackle Actual Madrid, with kick off for the primary leg at 5.45pm GMT.