In an extremely uncommon night time beneath the lights within the Girls’s Champions League at Meadow Park, Arsenal fought to the tip to see off Bayern Munich 3-2. Targets from Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey, together with an personal aim from Glódís Viggósdóttir have been sufficient to cancel out a Magdalena Eriksson double to see Arsenal prime the group.
Listed below are three issues we learnt from the sport on a chilly and moist night time in Borehamwood.
Arsenal hit it excessive
It was clear from the get go that Arsenal have been going to make use of the passing vary of Leah Williamson to outdo the robust Bayern München midfield. From the beginning, Arsenal regarded to overtake their regular type of enjoying by means of the thirds, and have the English centre-back ship them excessive to Stina Blackstenius.
That isn’t to say Arsenal didn’t play of their regular type and approach. They did and had some success within the first half with it by means of Kim Little and Kyra Cooney-Cross. The lengthy ball success charges have been most likely not what Arsenal needed. Nevertheless, there was a transparent intent to supervise the likes of Georgia Stanway by sending over lengthy.
Eriksson for 2
In an evening of set piece objectives, Eriksson returned to hang-out her previous foes. The centre-back scored Bayern’s two objectives to take the sport to Arsenal. The primary might have been a faucet in from a wonderful Georgia Stanway header, however Eriksson’s battle to do what was wanted in a decent penalty field confirmed her edge. The second, a lovely header to complete an distinctive cross from Giulia Gwinn outdoors the field.
Eriksson’s two objectives show it’s not simply Bayern’s attackers that may rating. The forwards have been stumped by the Arsenal backline and Daphne van Domseelar. Eriksson stepped up as a substitute, and present her skills are throughout the pitch. (It’s barely ironic her final aim in England got here towards Arsenal from a set piece too).
The Slegers Mentality
The query of whether or not Renee Slegers will get the Arsenal job full-time continues to be hanging about. Nevertheless, there was a transparent shift in mentality on this Arsenal facet. The win marks 10 out of 11 beneath the Dutch interim supervisor. The Russo aim got here only a minute after Eriksson pulled Bayern forward on the other finish of the pitch.
It’s not essentially one thing that wouldn’t be seen in Arsenal’s of previous. However, the power and starvation to capitalise on possibilities and do what is required when it comes helped the facet get the win. Russo’s sixth aim in 5 video games put Arsenal again stage and allowed for the facet to go on and win it.
Arsenal topped the group, avoiding the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais within the knock-out spherical. They might face Manchester Metropolis, VfL Wolfsburg or Actual Madrid although, Bayern Munich have the destiny of going through three of the highest groups on the planet to attempt to get by means of to the semi finals.
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