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Hello and welcome back to the Women’s Champions League group stage. Tonight we will be focusing on Arsenal v Vålerenga after a few days of change at the Gunners.
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On Tuesday, manager Jonas Eidevall resigned from his role after a run of disappointing results. His assistant coach Renée Slegers is taking interim charge of the club and so leads the team in tonight’s match.
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Arsenal will still head into this match-up as the favourites to take the win, especially as they are at home. It will be interesting for fans to see how they set up and who Slegers will pick to start the match, with the team also playing West Ham in the Women’s Super League on Sunday.
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The team news from both clubs will be out shortly so stay tuned for all the updates. We will dive into more detail behind Eidevall’s departure and what each camp has said in the build-up to the game. Kick-off coming at 8pm BST.
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13 minutes: Mead short corner and McCabe kicks it, but McCabe heads it clear. Caldenti takes a long-range shot, but Embrom collects it.
11 minutes: Arsenal keep up the pressure and a long ball comes to Russo, but her chance falls to Embrom. The goalkeeper was unable to keep it, giving Arsenal their first corner kick of the match.
10 minutes: Russo scored a goal, but it was offside by miles. I'm surprised officials didn't raise the flag sooner, but it was obvious.
8 minutes: A great cross for Hejsarsdóttir, the Fox skied on the grass, allowing her to head home without resistance and the chance went over the bar.
7 minutes: A great ball finds Russo on the left, but Valerenga rallies and delays the attack. The visitors regained possession, but the ball was sloppy and was given back to the hosts.
5 minutes: Ah, your words. Valerenga won a corner and from the camera angle it looked like he was going straight in, but it went wide. It was a fast and furious start.
3 minutes: Valerenga got off to a strong start, but Arsenal defended well, penetrating the team and creating their own attacks. Ford left it with Fox, who brought it back. Russo's handball was questionable, but officials did not retract it.
goal! Arsenal 1-0 Valerenga (Foc,1)
What a great start.
Kick-off: Arsenal 0-0 Valerenga
Let's go then. Large crowds will once gather at Arsenal's home, but will they go home satisfied? That will be determined by the 90 minutes on the pitch.
The players are expected to take to the pitch at Emirates Stadium soon. Can Valerenga pull off an upset here? Or can Arsenal bounce back from their slump? Everything is yet to come.
Strictly Come Dancing has officially begun I also loved Alex Scott when he was on the show a few years ago. I would like to see another female soccer player on the dance floor. Imagine Lucy Bronze or Jordan Nobbs learning to waltz. Please let me know who you would like to play against. Send an email or post to X (@rendellx).
Two matches have already been played in today's tournament. Manchester City beat St. Porten 3-2 with Chiara Keating back in goal and Chloe Kelly starting. Meanwhile, in Arsenal's other group match, Bayern Munich defeated Juventus 2-0.
Valerenga will play against Arsenal tonight, his first time facing an English team in a European competition. Both clubs are looking to bounce back after losing their opening group stage matches. The Norwegian side lost 1-0 to Juventus, while Arsenal lost 5-2 to Bayern Munich.
Nils Rexerod said: Manager of Valerenga, Before the group stage started, here's what I had to say about the Women's Champions League.
Renee Sleggers was asked a question at a press conference. About having to take over the team so suddenly. she said: “I'm happy to do this because I care about the team and the players. I've been here for a year and it's a very big club so I'm happy to help.
“We have a really great staff. We work together really well. There was a lot of preparation already going on behind the scenes. For the players, everything is the same for the players, so right in front of them we work together really well. We have a challenge ahead of us and that's what we're going to focus on.Right now, we're just focused on the next two games, both of which are important for us.''
About the Women's Football Weekly podcast Our writer spoke about Aidevall's departure and the announcement of the Lionesses team. You can listen here:
Suzanne Luck
sad to see the journey What started with such a promise ended in a whimper. That was the reality of Jonas Aidevall's time at Arsenal, set in a game against Chelsea – a thrilling 3-2 win in his first game, a disastrous 2-1 defeat in his final. It was the epitome of a problem that never gets resolved.
Tuesday's announcement that Idevalu had resigned as head coach was not surprising, but it was unexpected.
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here is the story Details about Jonas Idevall's departure are below.
Team news has arrived. Arsenal will start Laia Codina, with Lotte Ubben-Moy left out of tonight's squad and Lina Frutig on the bench.
Arsenal: Van Domselaer, Fox, Codina, Williamson, Mariona, Mead, Little (C), McCabe, Waltie, Ford, Russo.
Sub: Ginsberger, Williams, Catley, Reed, Cooney-Cross, Kuhl, Mahnum, Kafaji, Hartig, Godfrey, Lear, Blackstenius.
Meanwhile, Valerenga started Mikaela Kovac, who scored in last weekend's win over Topperzerien.
Valerenga: Embrom, Harte, Sounes, Kovacs, Thomsen, Vikrus, Bjerde, Heisersdottir, Stolen God, Tveten, Saevik
Sub: Eriksen, Grinde-Hansen, Olsen, Lindwall, Sesay, Arnesen, Enger.
preamble
Hello. Welcome to the group stage of the Women's Champions League. Tonight we focus on Arsenal vs Valerenga after a few days of change for the Gunners.
On Tuesday, manager Jonas Eydewall resigned following a string of disappointing results. Assistant coach Renee Sleggers has taken over the club on an interim basis and will lead the team for tonight's game.
Arsenal will be heading into this game as favorites to win, especially since it is at home. It will be interesting for fans to see how the team set up and who Sleggers chooses to start as they face West Ham in the Women's Super League on Sunday.
Team news from both clubs will be announced soon, so stay tuned for updates. Let's dig deeper into the background behind Idevalu's departure and what each side is saying ahead of the match. Kick-off is at 8pm BST.
