Arsenal is staggering on the edge
The Arsenal season is on the balance. Europe remains the only hope of the Gunners to win something that was dumped from the FA Cup by Liverpool at the beginning of the month, while they will almost certainly not catch Chelsea in the WSL.
It is a victory (with three clear goals) or bust against Real Madrid, first winners of the Clasico on Sunday, after he had fallen in a 2-0 defeat of the first leg in Rainy Spain last week.
The sloppy state of the field perhaps overshadowed the disappointment of the performance. The game was played on a surface, a “shame” called by former Arsenal striker Ian Wright, despite the fact that Renee Slees said that the team “planned for the conditions”.
Arsenal could not find a rhythm and gave a goal in each half to leave himself with a difficult one, albeit not impossible, to their eighth European semi -final.
“We all believe that we can do different things in the second stage,” butchers have insisted.
It is true that Arsenal has turned out to be a different proposition on the home base. Their bouncing of losing 5-2 in Bayern Munich on competition day one to Topgroep C for the German side showed Gruis.
But the pressure of an entire season for a one -off 90 minutes where you start with a shortage with two goals can be related to Sjok through the mud of the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano eight days ago.
Of course the Emirates -Pitch will be slippery when Arsenal Play host. They need poorly to fit.
The ultimate revenge mission of Man City
If we analyze the long game, it is 2-1 Chelsea. The highlight of this fascinating Bonanza of four phases between the Blues and Manchester City will determine who is progressing in Europe on Thursday, with Chelsea already conquered their rivals in the competition of the League Cup and WSL with the same 2-1 score.
In between sandwiched, a beautiful 2-0 scalp in which Vivianne Miedema City gave the upper hand in the Champions League. What a roller coaster ride.
The message is probably changing now. Nick Cushing will repeat his team that earlier meetings, three in the last 12 days, will not do.
The WSL -Hoop of City was long gone (although they now have a tough battle to qualify for next season's Champions League, unless they naturally win it) and while Competition Cupid would have been silverware sweet, the chance to relocate Chelsea in Europe – the trophy they most likely to crave – are might be swept.
It was Cushing that City led to their previous semifinal of the Champions League in 2016/17 and 2017/18 and the prospect to secure a third party, while Chelsea Chelsea will certainly be an important motivator.
Never write out Chelsea
Chelsea, who has been advanced in all five of their previous European quarter finals, must destroy a shortage to keep that impressive record intact.
This is not a side that is familiar with losses or especially used to organizing comebacks. Does that make them more or less dangerous?
Sonia Bompastor is in favor of control and authority and yet the Scoreline will require more a handbrake-off approach. “I know we have the quality to reverse the situation, but we will have to be at our best,” she said last week.
Her 28-game unbeaten start as a blues coach may have ended by Miedema's Double in the reverse leg, but it is far from the determined mentality of the French woman to avoid a challenge. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea has set itself up to hunt or stay patient in their pursuit.
Bompastor's Lyon side broke back from a loss of the first legs to overcome Juventus on his way to Champions League Glory in 2021/22 – It can be done.
The final phase of this four -part epic is perfectly ready.
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