Overview
- Arsenal host Lyon in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium, aiming for their first European final since 2007.
- Manager Renée Slegers has confirmed that key attackers Alessia Russo and Chloe Kelly are fit to play, while goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar remains sidelined due to injury.
- Arsenal’s resurgence under Slegers includes a stunning comeback against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, overturning a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 on aggregate.
- Lyon, led by former Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro, bring extensive Champions League experience, having won the competition eight times and sitting atop the French Première Ligue.
- The winner of this two-legged tie will face either Chelsea or defending champions Barcelona in the final on May 24 in Lisbon.