Lyon 1-5 Arsenal: Gunners stun Champions League holders with fantastic away efficiency

Caitlin Foord fired Arsenal in front versus ruling champs LyonArsenal set a sensational marker for their Women’s Champions League project by thumping holders Lyon in France. Jonas Eidevall’s side adequately beat the European champs, taking a 2-0 lead with objectives from Caitlin Foord and Frida Maanum. Lyon pulled one back through Melvine Malard, nevertheless Beth Mead brought back the two-goal benefit with an effective free-kick. Quickfire second-half objectives from Foord and Mead finished a fantastic win. The triumph provides Arsenal early control of Champions League Group C, while Juventus beat Zurich 2-0 in Wednesday night’s other component in the swimming pool. It is the nature of the success which will send out shockwaves through European ladies’s football. Lyon had actually never ever lost by 3 or more objectives in this competitors, and had actually not yielded more than 4 in a video game for 17 years prior to this house knocking. Stunning Arsenal make a big statementThere are couple of larger declarations a football group can make than beating the holders and Champions League winners in 6 of the last 7 seasons by themselves ground in the opening video game of the group phase. That is what Arsenal handled – their very first win in 6 conferences with Lyon – and in genuinely appealing, jaw-dropping design. Not just did they put 5 objectives past a club crowned European champs more times than any other, they did so with their star striker on the bench and first-choice centre-back pairing missing through injury. Vivianne Miedema, with 120 objectives in 149 video games for Arsenal prior to tonight, was changed by Maanum, while the Gunners were still without Rafaelle Souza and Leah Williamson as Steph Catley and Lotte Wubben-Moy commanded their defence. While Catley and Wubben-Moy kept a tidy sheet versus Reading at the weekend in the Women’s Super League, this video game was anticipated to be a larger test for them. It was at the other end where Arsenal actually shone. They deservedly took a 13 th-minute lead when a long ball reached Stina Blackstenius, who played an excellent novice pass throughout package which Foord guided house. Shock Miedema exemption justifiedFrida Maanum made her very first start in the Champions LeagueMaanum then revealed why she was picked ahead of Miedema. Great in the last 3rd, she linked play, continuously interrupted Lyon’s forward runs and made her objective. It was a vibrant tactical call by Eidevall, one which would have seen him questioned had Lyon won, however the Norwegian midfielder repaid her supervisor’s faith. Eidevall presented Miedema for her 150 th Arsenal video game in the last 10 minutes for little bit more than a lap of honour as her team-mates had long considering that ensured Lyon would suffer simply their 2nd loss in 83 house video games. They declared the 2nd objective in the 22 nd minute when Blackstenius broke through, however was rejected by Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler. Maanum, however, existed to gather the rebound and roll it into the net past the covering protectors. It suggested Lyon tracked by more than one objective in the Champions League for the very first time because April 2009 – and they appeared like a side that had actually been impacted by injuries. Ada Hegerberg, Catarina Macario, Dzenifer Marozsan, Sara Dabritz, Ellie Carpenter and Griedge Mbock were all missing out on, however it was still an outstanding team, with Eugenie Le Sommer, Lindsey Horan and Wendie Renard amongst the beginners. They seldom made that quality inform however, and even their objective was lucky as Horan deflected Selma Bacha’s corner on to the crossbar and Malard embeded the rebound. Great week for Mead gets back at betterBeth Mead has actually now scored 5 objectives in all competitors for Arsenal this seasonIt was Arsenal’s night and, as so typically in 2022, it was Mead’s video game which everybody else was playing in. The Euro 2022 winner and Women’s Ballon d’Or runner-up remained in scintillating type once again, continuously overcoming Bacha on the wing. She struck her free-kick objective low to the keeper’s left, an effective surface that Endler might not stay out. Blackstenius would have made it 4-1 on the hour mark had her 10- lawn shot not struck a team-mate. Rather it was Foord who got her 2nd with the choice of the lot. Renard severely mishit a clearance under no pressure and Arsenal’s Australian worldwide calmly took the ball down and fired a 25- lawn curler into the bottom corner. Mead was then played through as Lyon’s defence broke down, leaving an open hole for the England global to step through and smash a surface past Endler for her 2nd objective. Lyon’s suffering was summarized in stoppage-time as Horan headed versus the post from a free-kick, prior to the rebound was surged well large. Last season’s Champions League project was one to forget for Arsenal as they delivered 4 objectives house and away to Barcelona and Hoffenheim, prior to being disposed out by Wolfsburg. On the basis of their amazing screen, however, this might be one to bear in mind. Line-upsLyon FémininesFormation 4-3-3 1Endler 2Jauréna18 Sombath3Renard4Bacha 17 van de Donk6Henry26 Horan 23 Cayman9Le Sommer28 Malard 1Endler2JaurénaSubstituted forEgurrolaat 38′ minutes18 Sombath3RenardBooked at 44 mins4BachaSubstituted forMorroniat 80′ minutes17 van de DonkSubstituted forBruunat 80′ minutes6Henry26 Horan23 Cayman9Le Sommer28 MalardSubstituted forBechoat 87′ minutesSubstitutes5Morroni11 Egurrola19 Sylla24 Bruun25 Benyahia27 Becho30 Paljevic31 Bahlouli34 Bethi40 HolmgrenArsenal WomenFormation 4-3-3 1Zinsberger 26 Wienroither3Wubben-Moy7Catley15 McCabe 10 Little12 Maanum13 Wälti 9Mead25 Blackstenius19 Foord 1Zinsberger26 Wienroither3Wubben-Moy7Catley15 McCabe10 Little12 Maanum13 WältiSubstituted forNobbsat 77′ minutes9MeadBooked at 90 minutes25 BlacksteniusSubstituted forMiedemaat 80′ minutes19 FoordSubstituted forHurtigat 80′ minutesSubstitutes5Beattie8Nobbs11 Miedema16 Maritz17 Hurtig18 Marckese23 Iwabuchi40 Williams59 Agyemang62 ReidLive TextMatch ends, Lyon Féminines 1, Arsenal Women 5. 2nd Half ends, Lyon Féminines 1, Arsenal Women 5. Try missed out on. Signe Bruun (Lyon Féminines) ideal footed shot from the ideal side of package misses out on to the left following a set piece scenario. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) strikes the bar with a header from the centre of package. Helped by Eugénie Le Sommer following a set piece scenario. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) is revealed the yellow card for a bad nasty. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) wins a totally free kick in the assaulting half. Foul by Beth Mead (Arsenal Women). Try obstructed. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) ideal footed shot from the left side of package is obstructed. Helped by Jordan Nobbs. Try obstructed. Damaris Egurrola (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from outside package is obstructed. Helped by Lindsey Horan. Try conserved. Eugénie Le Sommer (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of package is conserved in the bottom left corner. Helped by Perle Morroni with a cross. Offside, Lyon Féminines. Alice Sombath attempts a through ball, however Signe Bruun is captured offside. Replacement, Lyon Féminines. Vicki Becho changes Melvine Malard. Amandine Henry (Lyon Féminines) wins a totally free kick in the protective half. Foul by Lina Hurtig (Arsenal Women). Foul by Perle Morroni (Lyon Féminines). Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a complimentary kick in the protective half. Replacement, Arsenal Women. Vivianne Miedema changes Stina Blackstenius. Replacement, Lyon Féminines. Perle Morroni changes Selma Bacha. Alternative, Arsenal Women. Lina Hurtig changes Caitlin Foord. Replacement, Lyon Féminines. Signe Bruun changes Daniëlle van de Donk.
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