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Chelsea hosted Barcelona yesterday and despite losing 1-0 it has left some hope of them reaching the final. Guro Reiten almost scored for the Blues but the offside flag ruled it out, the question comes if Chelsea can defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou. It will be a tough match! Have a read of the report from Stamford Bridge:
Are you all enjoying Sunday roasts today? I am not, I’ve gone rogue and had a jacket potato with tuna. Let me know what you’ve had via Twitter and email.
It’s not only Arsenal facing injury worries as Wolfsburg will be without Alexandra Popp for today’s match. Head coach Tommy Stroot said they don’t want to risk the star and added she may be available for the second leg.
Kim Little has said the injuries facing Arsenal has lit a fire in the side. Little herself has been ruled out for the rest of the season and said: “There’s a lot of elements that are not football-based that can just give you a bit of perspective. That’s maybe been a part of [why] we always give our best, but maybe it’s put a little bit more fire in the side, I think that’s natural when things like that happen.” Read the full piece:
Leah Williamson has not only been ruled out of the rest of the season for Arsenal with an ACL injury but she will also miss the World Cup for England. It is a huge blow for the Lionesses and Suzy Wrack has written about the news:
The team news is here! Wolfsburg have made five changes to their starting line-up from their 3-0 win over Druisburg. Frohms, Wilms, Oberdorf, Huth and Jonsdottir all come into the team.
Wolfsburg: Frohms, Wilms, Hendrich, Oberdorf, Janssen, Pajor, Huth, Rauch, Roord, Jonsdottir, Brand
Arsenal, meanwhile, have made three changes to their starting 11 from their 1-0 loss to Manchester United. Beattie, Catley and McCabe are in.
Arsenal: Zinsberger, Wubben-Moy, Beattie, Rafaelle, Maritz, Walti, Maanum, Catley, Pelova, McCabe, Blackstenius
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg between Arsenal and Wolfsburg! Arsenal have had an impressive run in the competition so far, namely their 5-1 win against Lyon, but they face a tough task today with multiple injuries hitting the squad.
Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema have not been in the team for a while with ACL injuries but they are now joined on the sidelines by some leadership figures. Captain Kim Little and vice captain Leah Williamson are out for the rest of the season and it will be a monumental task for them to win more silverware without four of their stars. But if anyone is going to do it, Arsenal can.
They face a strong Wolfsburg side and they have the home advantage in the first leg. The side will want to use that as much as possible with over 30,000 tickets sold for the Emirates.
The team news will be in shortly and I will bring it to you as soon as possible. Stay tuned ahead of kick-off at 2.30pm BST.
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