Key occasions
20 min: It hasn’t been essentially the most thrilling watch but, Juventus are being very cagey which is comprehensible and Arsenal have been unable to take a clear shot at aim but. No photographs heading in the right direction from both aspect thus far.
18 min: Juventus will probably be defending like their event depends upon it as a result of it does. Lose tonight they usually will be unable to progress to the knockout phases.
16 min: A extremely lengthy build-up from Arsenal with a number of passes on the again however they ultimately put in a protracted move ahead however Caldentey can’t get on the tip of it.
14 min: Some heavy touches within the remaining third actually letting Juventus down in the intervening time, Arsenal appear rather more composed throughout the pitch.
12 min: Foord is unleased down the best however Krumbiegel does excellently to quieten her, Fox picks up the ball and pops it into the field however Peyraud-Magnin reads it nicely to pluck it out of the air.
10 min: The primary probability for Juventus as they work it nicely by way of the staff to get it to the sting of the field however Caldentey does nicely to see it out for a aim kick.
8 min: Krumbiegel is doing nicely to silence Foord’s menace thus far, the Australia worldwide has been on the coronary heart of Arsenal’s assault previously few video games and so Krumbiegel’s job is an important one this night.
6 min: It has been all Arsenal thus far, the most recent probability coming from Fox however her cross is cleared.
4 min: Maanum with a terrific tussle down the best, how she stored that in play and to search out the move was masterful. The prospect is ultimately snuffed out b y the guests however some good early work for Arsenal.
2 min: Each groups discovering their toes thus far, William has emailed in and requested:
Ideas on the Arsenal squad? Dropping Miedema would have as soon as felt unconscionable, however the staff appears not too long ago to have gelled, and to have nice choices on the bench. Their yr?
They’ve undoubtedly received right into a groove beneath Renee Slegers and received some type collectively however I don’t suppose they’ll win the Champions League or WSL this season. The FA Cup and League Cup has some promise. Subsequent season, in the event that they appoint the best supervisor, they might fly.
Kick-off! Arsenal 0-0 Juventus
Right here we go.
Some information from elsewhere within the sport:
A win for Arsenal tonight would see them by way of to the quarter-finals. If Juventus lose all of it however seals their exit after the group stage.
Within the 5.45pm GMT kick-offs Bayern Munich have drawn Valerenga 1-1 and Manchester Metropolis have been victorious over Hammarby. Khiara Keating, who has struggled for minutes this season, had an unbelievable recreation with Hammarby spectacular in entrance of aim.
Right here’s what occurred in Chelsea’s group recreation yesterday in opposition to Celtic:
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Juventus head coach Massimiliano Canzi mentioned of Arsenal: “In comparison with final week, we’ll should be extra scientific when possibilities come up. We’ll have to remain within the recreation for so long as we will, regardless of Arsenal’s energy. After all we spoke after the sport at house and we all know we will do higher.”
Arsenal’s Emily Fox mentioned of the staff’s confidence: “Proper now, we’re all very assured in one another and ourselves. And I believe with the complete staff, we really feel collectively.
“Every recreation has been very troublesome and we’ve been studying from every and actually ending our possibilities and studying from the hiccups originally of the season. I believe with tomorrow, like Renee was saying, it’s one other recreation, one other problem, and I believe we’re up for it. And I believe with simply the number of video games and opponents that we’ve performed, it’s given us extra confidence within the sense that we will take care of something.”
Renee Slegers was requested in regards to the challenges that include taking part in the identical staff twice in every week. She mentioned: “They know us very nicely now, and we all know them very nicely. I believe it’s a guessing recreation of what they’ll tweak and what they’ll do in a different way, we’re additionally a bit bit additional into the group stage now, what’s their mindset, what do they wish to obtain on this recreation and the way will they attempt to obtain it?
“So we’ve been going by way of a few eventualities of what we predict they may do. I believe we’ve got three or 4 eventualities in our heads so we’ve got to be ready for all of them. I believe, from a training perspective, it’s enjoyable as a result of you’ve got one efficiency and also you play in opposition to the very same opponent and the problem you’ve got in entrance of you is to attempt to do higher.”
The staff information is in. Arsenal begin Emily Fox who was participant of the match final week. Mariona Caldentey once more will get the nod over Beth Mead, who was additionally benched in opposition to Tottenham.
Arsenal: Van Domselaar; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Walti, Little; Caldentey, Maanum, Foord; Russo
Subs: Zinsberger, Williams, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Mead, Kafaji, Hurtig, Kuhl, Blackstenius, Wienroither, Cooney-Cross, Reid.
Juventus, in the meantime, begin Hanna Bennison who was benched final week.
Juventus: Peyraud-Magnin; Lenzini, Calligaris, Cascarino; Bergamaschi, Schatzer, Bennison, Krumbiegel; Caruso, Cantore, Vangsgaard
Subs: Capelletti, Proulx, Kullberg, Lehmann, Rosucci, Girelli, Bonansea, Boattin, Bragonzi, Beccari, Thomas, Gallo
Preamble
Good day and welcome again to our Ladies’s Champions League protection the place tonight we will probably be specializing in Arsenal v Juventus.
The 2 groups performed one another within the reverse fixture final week and the Gunners clocked a powerful 4-0 win. Arsenal are unbeaten beneath interim boss Renee Slegers after Jonas Eidevall resigned in October.
The London aspect are second of their group with Bayern Munich topping the pile. Juventus, in the meantime, are third with only one win from three and so a win tonight would assist their prospects of getting out of the group.
We will probably be what has been mentioned within the build-up to the sport shortly however first let’s check out the staff information earlier than kick-off at 8pm GMT.
