UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Saturday, April 19, 2025
OL Lyonnes WWWWD 2
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Arsenal LWWWW 1
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LYON112
ARS011
1st Leg · Emirates Stadium · 40,045 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
2
42
Possession
58
10
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
252
Accurate Passes
374
328
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
40
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
7
26
Effective Clearances
24
26
Clearances
24

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuela ZinsbergerG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 12Frida MaanumAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 19Caitlin FoordAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Amanda IlestedtSUB
  2. 22Jenna NighswongerSUB
  3. 13Lia WältiSUB
  4. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  5. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  6. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossSUB
  7. 18Chloe KellySUB
  8. 62Katie ReidSUB
  9. 40Naomi WilliamsSUB
  10. 16Rosa KafajiSUB

LYON · 4-3-3

  1. 1Christiane EndlerG
  2. 18Alice SombathCD-L
  3. 21Vanessa GillesCD-R
  4. 4Selma BachaLB
  5. 12Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 13Damaris EgurrolaCM
  7. 26Lindsey HeapsLM
  8. 17Daniëlle van de DonkRM
  9. 6Melchie DumornayF
  10. 22Tabitha ChawingaLF
  11. 11Kadidiatou DianiRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Amel MajriSUB
  2. 9Eugénie Le SommerSUB
  3. 8Sara DäbritzSUB
  4. 30Laura BenkarthSUB
  5. 33TarcianeSUB
  6. 10Dzsenifer MarozsánSUB
  7. 3Wendie RenardSUB
  8. 2Sofia HuertaSUB
  9. 14Ada HegerbergSUB
  10. 5Elma Junttila NelhageSUB
  11. 27Vicki BèchoSUB
  12. 23Sofie SvavaSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Goal! Arsenal Women 0, Lyon Féminines 1. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 55' Kim Little (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Frida Maanum.
  5. 62' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Beth Mead.
  6. 67' Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Amel Majri replaces Daniëlle van de Donk.
  7. 76' Christiane Endler (Lyon Féminines) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 78' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Lyon Féminines 1. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 79' Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Ada Hegerberg replaces Tabitha Chawinga.
  10. 82' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Lyon Féminines 2. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amel Majri.
  11. 83' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Victoria Pelova replaces Alessia Russo.
  12. 84' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Lia Wälti replaces Caitlin Foord.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Vicki Bècho replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Sofie Svava replaces Selma Bacha.

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