![]() ![]() She is the perfect #10 for Eidevall’s system because of her play off the ball and power on it. ![]() Maanum, meanwhile, goes from strength to strength. It was much the same on Saturday against Tottenham, and this has perhaps been Blackstenius’ strongest performances since last season. She was excellent tonight: not only did she score, but she played a role in Maanum’s opener, and ran Bayern’s two centre halves ragged in the first half, holding the ball up, and running the channels. Maanum has been excellent all season, but after a dip in form, Blackstenius has come back to life in recent weeks. Scandis show the wayĪrsenal’s progression, though, wouldn’t be possible without Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius. This season, Arsenal have grown, and their structure has improved, meaning that the Gunners have, after some retooling, been able to withstand losing Mead, Miedema, and Kim Little in the first half today. Last season, Arsenal looked overawed by the Champions League more than that, though, was that Arsenal couldn’t handle the pressing that Barcelona and Wolfsburg utilized against them. This is a team that beat Lyon 5-1 at home, and played Bayern Munich off the park in the first leg. But Arsenal have been excellent since winning the Conti Cup, but were also excellent earlier in the season. Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead are world class players, and Arsenal did struggle after losing both. There has been much conversation about who Arsenal have been missing this season, understandably so. Georgia Stanway tried drifting to the left to allow Bayern’s full backs to push on, but to little avail. Arsenal had more chances to add to their first half haul, as Bayern were left unsettled by Arsenal’s pressure. The second goal came after a series of three or four crosses-again, Bayern were unable to clear their lines, or get set defensively. Before Maanum’s brilliant strike, Arsenal had been knocking on the door, with Bayern scrambling to clear the ball from the penalty box, and unable to get their attackers, especially Lea Schüller into the match. Arsenal pressure too much for BayernĪrsenal’s goal came after periods of real intensive pressure. Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius’ first half goals were enough to see Arsenal overcome Bayern, who lost for the first time since the autumn. Arsenal Women are through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the first time in ten years after beating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Wednesday night, and 2-1 on aggregate. ![]()
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