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Good afternoon and welcome to Real Madrid v Arsenal in the Women’s Champions League. The Gunners will be favourites to progress to the semi-finals but Real Madrid have an abundance of stars to put a cat among the pigeons.
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The most notable big game player in Real Madrid’s squad is Caroline Weir. She has turned up just when her current and previous club’s have needed her in crunch moments. They will be depending on her to come through once again today.
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While Arsenal have experienced a great run of form since manager Renee Slegers came into the job last October. They topped their group with the final group game seeing them defeat Bayern Munich. The Women’s Champions League and Women’s Super League are the only two bits of silverware available to the Gunners this season and so there will be even more onus on this two-leg tie.
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The team news will be announced shortly so stay tuned for all the updates before kick-off at 5.45pm GMT.
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Important Events
21 min: McCabe intervenes by turning the corner, but goes straight through the next corner. Missing the missed opportunity there, McCabe knows it, she relaxes with her back in position.
20 minutes:Wow, what a save by Maria Misa. The long ball to Blackstenius worked and she was a huge hit in goal, but Misa has an incredible reflection to send it to the corner.
18 minutes: Arsenal is now getting a little more grip in this game. They have more ownership and produce more, but they need to be more clinical in the last third. Katie McCabe passes off to the edge of the box, but Melanie Roypouls clears to feed Kayseko. She runs great on the box on the other side, but the gunners protect well.
16 minutes: Leah Williamson finds Fox to the right, but Olga Carmona really does well to get the US International running the ball off the pitch. So far, classy defenses by the Spanish team.
14 minutes: After criticism of the final pitch of the League Cup, this pitch at Real Madrid only amplifies the debate. It is not possible to say that the Real Madrid men's team will play on this pitch for the Champions League quarterfinals.
12 minutes: This first foot cag continues with Arsenal struggling to get out of his half. The only tactic they can deploy is the long ball to find Black Stenius, but Real Madrid is getting smarter to it.
10 minutes: This game has no flow or pun intended for this watery pitch. Real Madrid threaded some plays together, but it's been very stopping, starting.
8 minutes: There are a lot of fights going on across the pitch at this point, but Arsenal hasn't really pushed the authority of the match yet. It was all in Real Madrid.
6 minutes: Kim Little gives Black Stenius an amazing ball, but Mael Lachler takes a perfectly timed challenge to break the chance. Gordon reached out and said:
The Arsenal woman opted for the highly offensive starting XI. Real wants to attack, so it could be some targets tonight when wet.
The tactic may be to deploy more attacking players the longer the game. Leah Walty is not a bad player to join the game in the second half where other players may be tired.
4 minutes: Emily Fox clears the dangerous balls in this area. Gunner has a difficult job to play against Linda Caseko this evening, but she's been doing well so far.
3 minutes: I'm not going to lie, the pitch looks pretty bad. It's so muddy and constant rain won't help. The player is already beginning to slide.
2 minutes: Both teams only find their feet early in this team, but the ball is flying out for Stina Blackstenius, so she can't latch onto it and Real Madrid can clear.
Kick-off: Real Madrid 0-0 Arsenal
I'll go there. Who will have the advantage with this tie? All the actions to come. It's also raining in Madrid.
It's raining quite a bit In Madrid today, Spanish ground journalists say the pitch is not at its best. Hopefully, it won't have much of an impact.
I have just over 10 more minutes How is the nerve there to the first foot of this quarterfinal? It must be the absolute cracker of the game.
I want to hear from you And hear what you think about your club winning the Champions League. Does it top the other days of your life? Would you like to cancel your plans to go to the finals? Please email us with all details.
Arsenal is still the only English club. Can they continue that record this year because they won the Women's Champions League? Chelsea and Manchester City are still competing. Both sides will play each other in the quarterfinals and the first leg will be played tomorrow.
Defending Champion Barcelona Tomorrow night, we will face Wolfsberg in the first round of the quarterfinals. Star forward Ewa Pajor spoke to Alex Ibaceta before the match. You can read the interview.
Tom Garry
After waiting three months for restless fans Since the end of the group stage, top European clubs have returned to Continental Action this week, this week, with the quarterfinals of the Women's Champions League underway. The main question about everyone's minds between now and the finals in Lisbon on May 24th is: Can anyone stop Barcelona?
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The team news is here.
real madrid: Misa, Shei, Lachler, M Mendes, Carmona, Tretti, Leuporz, Weir, Angeldal, Kaiseko, Brune.
submarine: Laia, Sofia, Antonia, Redondo, Yasmin, Moller, Carmacho, Navarro, Feller, Del Castillo, Noe, Irune
Meanwhile, for Arsenal, Manuela Ginsberger is between the sticks as Daphne Van Donceral didn't travel with the team.
Arsenal: Zinsberger, Fox, Williamson, Catley, Mariona, Mead, Little (C), McCabe, Russo, Blackstenius, Cooney-Cross
submarine: Williams, Codina, Ilestet, Nysewanger, Reed, Walty, Peroba, Maanum, Kelly, Ford, Kaphazi, Harthi
preamble
Hello, welcome to Real Madrid v Arsenal in the Women's Champions League. The gunners will be your favorite to advance to the semi-finals, but Real Madrid has a wealth of stars to place cats inside the pigeons.
The most notable big game player on the Real Madrid team is Caroline Weir. She appeared when the current and previous clubs needed her at the moment of crunch. They will depend on her and pass by again today.
Arsenal has been experiencing a major role since manager Lenny Thregers took to work last October. They watched them beat Bayern Munich and put their group on top in the final group game. The Women's Champions League and the Women's Super League are the only bits of silverware available to gunners this season, so there is even more responsibility for the ties of these two leagues.
Team news will be announced soon, so stay tuned for all updates before kicking off at 5:455pm on GMT.
