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Arsenal left stuck in mud as Real Madrid take control of WCL quarter-final

Real Madrid stunned Arsenal at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano to put themselves in control of their quarter-final tie. Goals in either half from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo earned them a hard-working victory in the first leg against Renée Slegers’ team. This was the first competitive encounter between these sides and of the two, the Gunners are the more experienced in European football. This is their 16th appearance at this stage (a joint record with Lyon) and they remain the only English side to have won it. Real Madrid, in contrast, are featuring in only their second Champions League quarter-final, a 8-3 aggregate loss to Barcelona back in 2022 their other showing in the knockouts. Continue reading...

6 months ago

Real Madrid v Arsenal: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live

Updates from first-leg tie, kick-off 5.45pm (GMT)Quarter-final previews | And you can email Sarah Arsenal are still the only English club to have won the Women’s Champions League, can they keep that record going this year? Chelsea and Manchester City are still also in the competition. The two sides will play each other in the quarter-finals, the first leg being played tomorrow. Defending champions Barcelona will take on Wolfsburg in their first leg of the quarter-finals tomorrow night. Star forward Ewa Pajor spoke to Alex Ibaceta before the match, you can read the interview: Continue reading...

6 months ago

Ewa Pajor: ‘Sometimes I’m at home and it’s like: wow I play for Barcelona’

In an exclusive interview the Poland striker discusses facing former club Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarter-finals and wanting to improve every day There is a sense of familiarity to this week’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, but with one decisive change. The two met in the 2023 final in Eindhoven with Ewa Pajor scoring for Wolfsburg after three minutes. This time, though, she will line up for the Blaugrana. Barcelona swooped to sign the Poland international last summer after nine seasons, 196 matches and 136 goals in Germany. And it is fair to say the goals have not dried up since the switch to Spain, where the striker has already won one trophy and scored 34 goals in 32 matches in all competitions. Continue reading...

6 months ago