Arsenal and England forward Alessia Russo discusses her love for the club following a landmark trophy parade, her summer downtime, and the urgent need to secure grassroots funding to prevent young female players from dropping out of football.
Arsenal's Women's Champions League campaign ended in a 4-3 aggregate defeat to Lyon after a dramatic 87th-minute winner from Jule Brand.
Arsenal Women travel to Lyon with a 2-1 lead in their Champions League semi-final, aiming to become the first British women's club to reach consecutive European finals. Meanwhile, Iranian football federation president Mehdi Taj claims he was questioned for three hours at Toronto airport about IRGC ties before being allowed into Canada for the FIFA Congress, with the delegation choosing to return to Turkey. Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho denies any contact from Real Madrid, and Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi insists his squad will not make excuses despite injury crises.
Arsenal came from behind to beat Lyon 2-1 in the first leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final at Emirates Stadium, overturning an early deficit to take a vital advantage to France. Goals from Mariona Caldentey and an Ingrid Engen own goal sealed victory after Jule Brand had opened the scoring for Lyon. The win also keeps Arsenal in the Women's Super League title race, with a match in hand on Manchester City.
Arsenal Women host Lyon in the Women's Champions League semi-final with the French side unbeaten in all competitions this season and 14 points clear in Ligue Feminine. The Gunners, holders of the competition, haven't lost in the league since October and eliminated Chelsea in the previous round.
