Inspired by the past, Arsenal made more history in Women’s Champions League and pointed out the way into the future. Against the chance, and after surviving everything Barcelona He threw them in them, again the champions of Europe. The only English Women’s Club to win competition There are so many 18 years Since their previous appearance in the final, the Padeljka remained the same: he grew up the bench, played another replacement in Beth Mead and fired Arsenal to the title as he shot the title as he fired on the title.
Arsenal season was in a mess in September When they lost an introductory game Phase League Championship 5-2 for Bayern Munich and the main coach Jonas Eidevall by leaving the days later. In Lisbon, Renee’s sleighs could observe the season that not just saved, or resurrected, but they will descend as their biggest ever. In their largest generation game, Arsenal has shown its resistance again. “Fight together, you suffer together, find ways to win,” Sleegers said. “We did it.”
Arsenal players said the sheen of the winner from 2007. This week, the The team that led the way By winning the UEFA Women’s Cup. Respect and inspiration between the past and present were mutual and they met for lunch on the training in Arsenal on Tuesday. Arsenal who reaches another last 18 years on them was as much as the current party, as well as the source of motivation. They felt like I could belong to this stage.
But the team for 2007. did not face such a similar. It would not be disrespectful of the previous era, but the game is a long time in a short time, and Barcelona and Spain raised their levels with their technical superiorities.
At the abbreviated hot day in Lisbon, half-half exposed to the sun, could we live with this Barcelona 90 minutes and more? Can I follow and follow the movements Aitana Bonmati And Claudia Pina and Alexia Putellas? Were they able to find a way to play to Alessia Russo, without relentless Irene Paredes and a map Leon cutting in front and returning direction straight back?
Answer, somehow, despite Barcelona who hits a pond when the shot shot from Emily Fox and Arsenal surviving several more dangerous moments, was explicit that it was clear that it was clear that it was clear. Barcelona were stunned, their stars were left on the ground in tears. “I don’t believe that,” Bonmati said. “I just want to restart the game and do it differently. We are really sorry, we gave everything.”
And the change, the moment this final turned around after facing confronting in dealing, they came from the bench. Sleghers, looking at her short refrigerators, threw on Blackstenius and Mead, lowered the tirelessly Russian deeper and called to Barcelona to come again with his best shooting. “They said I should try to run behind and try to stretch them out,” Blackstenius said.
Her goal is, a moment to release and again in North London, he came from a great lady. The type of chance that Blackstenius has a habit of missing, through the goal and with only Cata Coll to win. But it was a run, shouldered to Ledovac on the lawn and rose, which interrupted Barcelona. For the first time in half an hour, Arsenal could pass halfway. Barcelona seemed to fall. When the corner went out, the slow went out. Mariona Caldentey picked up honey. The Blackstenius ball was smart. It really happened since the end of Blackstania.
And there were strikes and pandemons at once from the corner and red and white who squinted into light and towards his heroes, who had changed so much. “There is so much power in this team,” Sleghes said. “The biggest shift is the mentality, willingness to work, willingness to activate, readiness to solve problems.”
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Lisbon gathered two European best fan bases and supporters of women’s football, but Barcelona still seemed to feel like domestic finale. Their iconic anthem, the Barça singsdrowned “North London forever.” Although he was not as irresistible as Bilbao, when Barcelona finally defeated the observed winners of Lyon to defend their title last year; The corner of the red and white illustrated the strength and heritage of the opposition.
Barcelona cannot avoid the favory mark After winning three of the last four female champions leagues. But they were careful in Arsenal, aware of how they undoed the first legs and went out from behind to win the quarter and semifinals, and their 4-1 victories in Lyon forced them to force them. Their glass is justified.
Arsenal, however, acknowledged 12 goals in their three matches before the final, while Barcelona placed eight past chelsea over his legs his semifinal route against the English Champion. Could they be held against Barcelona? Well, that’s not exactly their style. At least not choice. The sleighs told her to face Barcelona with courage.
But except the Midway magic through the first half where Arsenal grew into the game, Barcelona opener felt inevitable. For starters, Arsenal looked nervously and untidy, making the wrong decisions and playing in trouble – all the things you don’t want to show in the first European final in 18 years. Almost a calamotous combination between Leah Williamson And Caldentey could have sent it with very different path.
Instead, Arsenal passed unpunished and gradually retreated back, just like Captain Kim Mali said he would be after returning against Lyon and Bayen Munich. “She felt like our age, and the game was the same thing today. It went our way,” he said a little.
They irritated in Barcelona passing the machine just enough to force the coughing to cough some loose touches and moments in the middle, turning it into space to ask their questions. Suddenly there was a sense of vulnerability around the serial winners of Barcelona.
It lasted to half, when Arsenal had a goal excluded for offside and Frida Maanum forced her with forced collection in good sake. When Barcelona reappeared to shoot at his hometown, the barrage felt too much for Arsenal to hang. Domsellar was stranded when Pina was shot accelerated on the bar. Arsenal prayed again when Salma Paralleluelo Square and the shot of Ewa Pajor from the close range was wide.
And the defense – this defense, who received five in Aston Villa for only three weeks, stood a company. Barcelona continued to find a way in the box, but Arsenal was there. Caitlin Foord celebrated blocking the cross as a goal. Little and Williamson, who were huge, made key interventions. Russo never stopped running.
Arsenal were just alive and then challenged behind them to bring in Blackstenius. “I was a joke with beta after the game, I was like,” I told you, give you a ball to Stini and she would score. “Not everyone laughed.” No, it’s not easy. Do whatever you can, make decisions all the time, players on the field and to the side. It’s aside. ”
Arsenal has. They are again European champions and came a full circle. The time of dreaming is now.