UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Arsenal DWWWW 3
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OH Leuven DWLDD 0
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ARS213
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King Power at Den Dreef Stadion · 9,285 att.

Match Report

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UEFA Women's Champions League Arsenal miss out on top four despite OH Leuven win

Arsenal narrowly missed out on a top four place in the Champions League despite a 3-0 victory over Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven at Den Dreef Stadium.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
9
59.8
Possession
40.2
23
SHOTS
7
11
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
538
Accurate Passes
327
582
Passes
396
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
49
40
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.8
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
10
10
Effective Clearances
23
10
Clearances
23

Highlights

02:05 Arsenal ease past OH Leuven and into the playoffs Watch on ESPN 00:46 Beth Mead reflects on Arsenal's 'rollercoaster' UWCL league phase Watch on ESPN

Lineups

OHL · 4-3-3

  1. 29Lowiese SeynhaeveG
  2. 6Zenia MertensCD-L
  3. 25Linde VeefkindCD-R
  4. 3Kim EveraertsLB
  5. 4Virág NagyRB
  6. 30Julie BiesmansCM
  7. 21Flo HermansLM
  8. 8Sára PusztaiRM
  9. 19Jeslynn KuijpersF
  10. 10Aurélie ReyndersLF
  11. 2Saar JanssenRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Nel NeyrinckSUB
  2. 23Janthe RuymenSUB
  3. 20Manon HeremansSUB
  4. 1Faye LammertijnSUB
  5. 26Isa DekkerSUB
  6. 24Pia BosmansSUB
  7. 11Ioanna PapatheodorouSUB
  8. 16Kadhiya De CeusterSUB
  9. 12Juliette DemolSUB
  10. 17Ella Van Den BrandeSUB
  11. 7Alixe BosteelsSUB
  12. 9Jada ConijnenbergSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 24Taylor HindsRB
  6. 8Mariona CaldenteyAM
  7. 10Kim LittleLM
  8. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 15Olivia SmithAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  2. 44Sophie HarwoodSUB
  3. 19Caitlin FoordSUB
  4. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  5. 53Amy LiddiardSUB
  6. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  7. 6Leah WilliamsonSUB
  8. 2Emily FoxSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies 0, Arsenal Women 1. Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  2. 27' Goal! Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies 0, Arsenal Women 2. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
  3. 45' Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Kadhiya De Ceuster replaces Virág Nagy.
  4. 45' Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Isa Dekker replaces Flo Hermans.
  5. 64' Linde Veefkind (Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Kim Little.
  7. 65' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Olivia Smith because of an injury.
  8. 65' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Leah Williamson replaces Steph Catley.
  9. 67' Own Goal by Saar Janssen, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies 0, Arsenal Women 3.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  10. 73' Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Nel Neyrinck replaces Jeslynn Kuijpers.
  11. 73' Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Alixe Bosteels replaces Zenia Mertens.
  12. 76' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Emily Fox replaces Mariona Caldentey because of an injury.
  13. 83' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Alessia Russo.
  14. 85' Substitution, Oud-Heverlee Leuven Ladies. Manon Heremans replaces Aurélie Reynders.

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