Arsenal’s Ladies’s Champions League qualifying marketing campaign received off to a successful begin as Jonas Eidevall’s facet secured a 3-0 victory in opposition to Linkoping in Sweden.
Second-half objectives from Caitlin Foord (53), Lina Hurtig (81) and Stina Blackstenius (90) made it a successful begin to the season for the Gunners, who will now face France’s Paris FC or Ukraine’s Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on Saturday for the possibility to achieve the second spherical of qualifying.
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What’s subsequent for Arsenal within the Champions League?
The Gunners will face the winners of Paris FC vs Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on Saturday ninth September, once more in Linköping.
Arsenal crew information: Russo debut | Mead on bench
Jonas Eidevall included new signings Alessia Russo, Amanda Ilestedt and Cloe Lacasse within the beginning XI to face Linkoping.
After 9 months away, Beth Mead made a long-awaited return to the matchday squad with Jonas Eidevall naming her on the bench for the Gunners.
How Champions League qualifying works…
Spherical considered one of Champions League qualifying consists of two knockout video games. As beforehand talked about, Arsenal will now tackle the winner of Paris FC v FC Kryvbas on Saturday, September 9 for a spot within the second spherical of qualifying.
In spherical two, the Gunners will solely face one crew. They are going to play a house and away leg as they bid to achieve the Champions League group phases.
Wolfsburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Actual Madrid, Sparta Praha, BK Häcken and Manchester United all enter the competitors at this stage.
The spherical two knockout matches happen in October and can determine which 12 groups will be a part of automated qualifiers Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea within the group phases in November.
How one can observe the WSL on Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms
Comply with all the newest from the Ladies’s Tremendous League throughout SkySports.com and app, together with unique options and interviews, plus devoted dwell weblog protection and in-game clips from video games dwell on Sky Sports activities.
You can even watch free match highlights from each WSL recreation this season on Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms and YouTube channel, whereas all matches will proceed to be proven on each Sky Sports activities Soccer, in addition to on Sky Showcase, accessible in all Sky houses, even with no Sky Sports activities bundle, giving the competitors larger visibility.
Alongside protection and visibility for the league throughout all Sky Sports activities’ predominant social media channels, the bespoke Twitter channel @SkySportsWSL will proceed to be the house of all Barclays FA WSL content material on Sky Sports activities.
The Sky Sports activities WSL TikTok account offers followers 360° protection of the league and granting them unique entry to their new favorite gamers. By way of enjoyable challenges and interviews, together with behind-the-scenes footage, viewers will get to know the WSL’s array of personalities and see the game from a brand new set of angles.
In the meantime, followers may also maintain updated with every little thing on and off the pitch with the return of Three Gamers and a Podcast, hosted by Caroline Barker.
Key dates for the 2023/24 seasonBarclays Ladies’s Tremendous League opening weekend: Sunday October 1Barclays Ladies’s Championship opening weekend: August 26 – August 27FA Ladies’s Continental League Cup last: March 30/31Barclays Ladies’s Championship last weekend: Sunday April 28Vitality Ladies’s FA Cup last: Might 11/12Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League last weekend: Sunday Might 18