The primary leg of an Australian Champions League semi-final double has been efficiently put in place, with Caitlin Foord’s Arsenal transferring into the competitors’s remaining 4.
With Sam Kerr’s Chelsea taking over Ellie Carpenter’s Lyon within the different half of the draw on Thursday (Friday AEDT), there may be positive to be Australian involvement in each semi-finals.
A objective from Guro Reiten has given Chelsea a 1-Zero benefit going into the second leg in opposition to the reigning champions from France.
The Gunners overcame a one-goal deficit from the primary leg, beating Bayern Munich 2-Zero on the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night time because of first-half objectives from Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius.
Lacking injured Matilda Steph Catley (foot), however with Foord beginning in a complicated midfield function, Arsenal completely dominated the opening 45 minutes to wrap up a 2-1 mixture win in opposition to the German facet in entrance of an enthusiastic crowd of 21,307.
Comfortably forward on the break, the margin of victory ought to have been way more comfy however for a fantastic goalkeeping show from Maria-Luisa Grohs and a few wayward ending from the Arsenal forwards.
They’ll meet the winner of Thursday’s Wolfsburg-Paris St Germain conflict (Friday AEDT) for a spot in European soccer’s showpiece sport.
Wolfsburg, who knocked Arsenal out within the quarter-finals of final yr’s competitors, lead 1-Zero from the primary leg.
Within the different half of the draw, Barcelona will face the winner of the Chelsea-Lyon conflict after cruising by way of in opposition to Roma 6-1 on mixture.
Fridolina Rolfo scored twice within the first half and Mapi Leon added one other to make it 3-Zero by the break for the Spanish facet.
Asisat Oshoala and Patri Guijarro scored two extra shortly after the interval earlier than Annamaria Serturini netted a comfort objective for Roma in a 5-1 defeat on the night time.
– with AP
