- before she happened upon the right one. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ", Asked if she knew her goal was offside, she said: "When it actually happened, I thought it was close, but I'll take any goal in this competition. This fixture will be played behind closed doors. Barclays FA Women's Super League. London, N5 1BU. Zinsberger made herself big to deny Diani again and Arsenal were already creaking by the time substitute Signe Bruun - who had been on the pitch for two minutes and 64 seconds - wheeled into the winner. Spent the last five minutes of that half looking at icons for Fifa 20 and Grand Theft Auto while trying to reboot the PlayStation! The closest Arsenal came to rivaling PSG’s pace and creation was through Kim Little, whose shimmy and shuffling saw her burst from between blue shirts to lay the ball off for Beth Mead’s equaliser. Stadium Tour – Open - £5 off + free photo with FA Cup.
One thing isn't in doubt though - that Montemurro is happy to be back. " Is a slightly surreal experience watching this Arsenal side forced to go long and hope to win second balls, but PSG have controlled such long spells of this second half, and they'll know that.
Could Lyon's dominance be about to end? Predictably, German champions Wolfsburg found their way past Glasgow City - the only team with a number of part-time players still left at this stage of the competition - with typical ruthlessness, winning 9-1. Check back here later for a report, in any case.
She's short of options and tries to release Kim Little, but it doesn't pose any difficulty for PSG and they deal with it easily. It was a sublime, dinked finish as she wheeled through two Wolfsburg players. Earl PSG break as Marie-Antoinette Katoto sends Ramona Bachmann scurrying in behind. 75 Drayton Park I am also a silver member, Episode 258: Arsenal beaten by Liverpool but not broken. Miedema has scored 10 goals in 4 Champions League games this season, led the WSL in goals the last two seasons, and is also Arsenal’s best assister in the final third.
Her shot takes a sizeable deflection and is an easy one for goalkeeper Christiane Endler to scoop up. Website feedback Again, there are two games happening tonight: the final English side left in the competition, Arsenal, are up against Paris St-Germain, and French Champions Lyon - going for their seventh Champions League crown - are up against Bayern Munich.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Manuela Zinsbeger; Lisa Evans, Leah Williamson, Jen Beattie, Noëlle Maritz; Lia Wälti, Kim Little, Jordan Nobbs; Caitlin Foord, Viviane Miedema, Danïelle van de DonkSubs: Fran Stenson, Leonie Maier, Steph Catley, Viki Schnaderbeck, Jill Roord, Malin Gut, Mel Filis, Katie McCabe, Beth Mead, Ruby Mace, WHAT: Arsenal Women vs. PSG, UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final, WHEN: Saturday, August 22nd 11 AM PDT | 2 PM EDT | 7 PM BST, TV: CBS All Access (Streaming, US only), BT Sport (UK), UEFA.tv (selected countries—see livesoccer.tv for more). With Sara Däbritz making her way back from an ACL injury suffered in December, PSG are not as dangerous creatively as they might be, though the front three has plenty of creativity and speed from Nadim and Diani, and Geyoro adds goals from midfield. Transfer Deadline Day 2020: When is it, what time does it close and which clubs will be active? The closest PSG have come to European glory is the semi-final. That's goodnight from me, then - check back later for the report, and thank you for your company. The Australian—joined this summer by teammates Steph Catley and Lydia Williams—offers versatility, with the capability of playing different positions. They had moments where they asked questions of their opponents, but largely they were second best to this wonderful, sublime PSG side who outplayed and outhought them for huge spells. This menu is keyboard accessible.
Last time they reached the semi-final of this competition was 2017.
In any case, whoever wins this tonight - as with the men’s tournament, it’s all one-legged ties - will face the winner of Lyon v Bayern Munich. Since Arsenal last played, four players have arrived and five have left. Teams are allowed to use five substitutions, in three blocks. Kadidiatou Diani piles the pressure on to Katie McCabe, with Marie-Antoinette Katoto scooping up the loose ball. But she also offers a directness and physicality to Arsenal’s attack. Kadiadiatou Diani is causing Arsenal all manner of issues, beating Beth Mead by the byline to give Arsenal another cross to scramble clear. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. It wasn't an RKO at all, but a Takeshi's Castle-style body slam into the onrushing Beth Mead, and Lawrence deservedly goes into the book.
Nadia Nadim pulls the ball across the silhouette of Beth Mead with relative ease, but Leah Williamson slices the clearance away. They're definitely quite ruthless and an attacking team - great news for me, as it gives me something to battle against.". Joe Montemurro's side overcame Fiorentina and Slavia Prague in the last 32 and last 16 respectively, and tonight the likes of Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema will be showing their talents on the European stage once more. Will never forget the tie at PSG's ground, which was one of the most hostile atmospheres I've ever witnessed in the women's game. If Arsenal are to win the Champions League, it’ll be because they have the best striker in the competition. They added Ramona Bachmann, lately of Chelsea, to their attacking options, and while PSG utilized a 4-4-2 shape in the Coupe de France earlier this month, they usually play 4-3-3, with Formiga and Grace Geyoro at the base of midfield. Ashley Lawrence with an RKO OUTTA NOWHERE! We've had a lot of friendlies but today was their day and not ours. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. At least you got to see something! Uefa has Arsenal as a 4-2-3-1, and the big news is that England vice-captain Jordan Nobbs is not starting. Flares, shirtless fans - all sorts.
Both teams maintaining really good shapes.
What happened in those two games? Her first World Cup came aged 17 in 1995.
Vivianne Miedema has sent a shot drifting narrowly wide that has posed no issues for Christiane Endler, before PSG have to scramble to get an Arsenal corner clear. It sends a shiver down my spine to just be back in football and on this great occasion," he told BT Sport. Not sure there are many forwards with the movement of Vivianne Miedema - would love to see her heat map from this. Website feedback document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.textDecoration='none'; Arsenal under so much pressure right now, with Kadidiatou Diani also shooting from close-range for Zinsberger to collect. Wild screams from the PSG bench, which show just how much this means to them.
We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. All these years, they have been the younger, pluckier sister to their superstar sibling, endearing and talented in so many ways but never invited to the afterparty. The Women’s Champions League returned yesterday after a nine-month absence, with these quarter-finals coming five months (!) New Australian signings Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord make the bench. PSG’s manager, Olivier Echouafni has an abundance of attacking talent to choose from, with top-scorer Marie-Antoinette Katoto, winger Kadidiatou Diani, Canadian striker Jordyn Huitema, and Nadia Nadim. Lovely passage of play from PSG on the edge of the Arsenal box - a cross from Kadidiatou Diani springs across the box to Marie-Antoinette Katoto, who can't quite get to it in time.
Nikita Parris has opened the scoring for Lyon against Bayern Munich.
I mean, Jackson was a great character, and seemed to take the whole thing quite well. This is not how Arsenal would have wanted this to go, and it will not console them to learn that their next shot at a Champions League quarter final is now two years away, at the very least, after they finished behind Chelsea and Manchester City in the Women’s Super League last season. It's the way it goes, and there are no excuses. Kim Little wins a corner by wisely holding off Paulina Dudek, but it comes to nothing. Switchboard 020 7619 5003. Matic more likely to join Juventus than Arsenal and Man Utd, Iwobi: “I want to play more and score goals”, Ceballos posts social media update after scrap with Nketiah, Miedema, Little, and Williamson named in FA WSL Team of the Year, Roord, routs and recognition: Arsenal women news update, Winners, losers, Champions League places: FA WSL 2020/21 predictions, http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/dailycannon.com/podcast-player/227909/episode-258-arsenal-beaten-by-liverpool-but-not-broken.mp3, Episode 257: Hammers deflected, stiffer Arsenal tests to come, Episode 256: Arsenal’s good news keeps on coming. By. The players each have accounts to give updates to supporters and we’ve assorted the list below. Yikes - that's poor from Beth Mead. Katie McCabe scrambles down the right but Ashley Lawrence is on hand to thwart her - but you kind of wonder if it made any difference. Lovely, aggressive pressing on show from both sets of forwards, and Arsenal midfielder Lia Walti demonstrates 20-20 vision to rush into that interception to ease the pressure of Arsenal. Fan's kit hub - win a bruised banana shirt!
Miedema has ten goals in this competition already. Arsenal Women Football Club is an English professional women's football club based in Islington, London, England that is affiliated with Arsenal.
Nadia Nadim meets Ashley Lawrence's ball back in but cannot get it under control. Box office boxoffice@arsenal.co.uk. Arsenal Football Club Highbury House 75 Drayton Park London, N5 1BU. Arsenal's new Australian signing Caitlin Foord is on for Arsenal's goalscorer, Beth Mead, while Lisa Evans makes way for Jordan Nobbs. "Again, you'll see why these teams are big turn in Europe.