UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Chelsea WWWWD 1
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Arsenal WWWWW 3
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CHE011
ARS213
1st Leg · Emirates Stadium · 18,087 att.

Match Report

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Russo strike gives Arsenal clear edge over Chelsea

Goals from Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo gave Arsenal a 3-1 victory in the first leg of the all-London Women's Champions League quarterfinal against Chelsea.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
58.9
Possession
41.1
14
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
395
Accurate Passes
263
469
Passes
333
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
45
24
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
17
9
Effective Clearances
35
9
Clearances
35

Highlights

01:12 Stina Blackstenius nods Arsenal ahead vs. Chelsea Watch on ESPN 01:08 Chloe Kelly doubles Arsenal's lead from range Watch on ESPN 01:31 Was it the right call to disallow this Chelsea goal? Watch on ESPN 01:04 Lauren James scores impressive long-range effort vs. Arsenal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 5Laia CodinaCD-L
  3. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 23Alessia RussoAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 18Chloe KellyAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Barbora VotíkováSUB
  2. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  3. 24Taylor HindsSUB
  4. 15Olivia SmithSUB
  5. 31Smilla HolmbergSUB
  6. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  7. 44Sophie HarwoodSUB
  8. 14Daphne van DomselaarSUB

CHE · 3-5-2

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 16Naomi GirmaCD
  3. 5Veerle BuurmanCD-L
  4. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD-R
  5. 6Sjoeke NüskenCM-L
  6. 8Erin CuthbertCM-R
  7. 30Keira WalshAM
  8. 17Sandy BaltimoreLM
  9. 22Lucy BronzeRM
  10. 10Lauren JamesCF-L
  11. 12Alyssa ThompsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Livia PengSUB
  2. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydSUB
  3. 38Rebecca SpencerSUB
  4. 2Ellie CarpenterSUB
  5. 47Lois ShooterSUB
  6. 42Chloe SarwieSUB
  7. 43Gabriella StoreySUB
  8. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  9. 18Wieke KapteinSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Chelsea Women 0. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 28' Lauren James (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Goal! Arsenal Women 2, Chelsea Women 0. Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead.
  4. 35' Laia Codina (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Taylor Hinds replaces Laia Codina.
  6. 57' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Naomi Girma.
  7. 60' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Olivia Smith replaces Chloe Kelly.
  8. 66' Goal! Arsenal Women 2, Chelsea Women 1. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  9. 76' Goal! Arsenal Women 3, Chelsea Women 1. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius with a through ball following a fast break.
  10. 78' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  11. 78' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Smilla Holmberg replaces Beth Mead.
  12. 83' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Victoria Pelova replaces Mariona Caldentey.

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