Arsenal suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Actual Madrid within the first leg of their Girls’s Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Given the Gunners’ spectacular performances within the group stage, this consequence was stunning for .
The English staff made a vivid begin to the away contest as Stina Blackstenius pressured Misa Rodriguez right into a flying save early on.
Nonetheless, the momentum of the sport shifted halfway by way of the primary half when Arsenal vice-captain Leah Williamson misjudged the flight of the ball to chop out a move to Linda Caicedo.
The 20-year-old wasted no time in firing dwelling the opener for Madrid.
They doubled their benefit within the 82nd minute when substitute Athenea del Castillo produced a wonderful end to beat Manuela Zinsberger after being arrange by Caroline Weir.
Renee Slegers’ aspect now face an uphill battle to show the tie round when the 2 groups meet on the Emirates Stadium subsequent week.
Slegers instructed : “It’s solely half-time. It’s 2-0 to Actual Madrid in the meanwhile, however we’re going to play towards them once more on the Emirates.
“We’ll should imagine that we will rating two targets with the followers behind us. We heard the followers the entire recreation right here as effectively at the moment, so thanks for that.
“Thanks for the assist, and we at all times know that they may deliver us that additional edge, that additional power once we play at dwelling with all of the followers behind us, so I’m trying ahead to that.”
Arsenal Girls have been underwhelming this season. They’re eight factors behind leaders Chelsea within the Girls’s Tremendous League.
The Gunners had been just lately dumped out of the FA Cup after a 1-0 dwelling loss to Liverpool, whereas their League Cup journey ended within the semi-finals towards Manchester Metropolis.
The Girls’s Champions League represents their finest probability to win a trophy this season.