Live Lyon vs Arsenal: Score and latest updates from Women's Champions League semi-final
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27 April 2025 5:06pm
5:06PM
2 mins Lyon 0 - 0 Arsenal
Arsenal start brightly and win a corner. It's sent in deeply towards Leah Williamson, who can't quite bring the ball under control and Lyon can clear. The hosts counter and Diani works a nice pocket of space down the wing and whips in an inviting cross for Chawinga, but the Gunners deal with it.
5:02PM
A minute's silence for the Pope..
.. both teams line the centre circle and pause to honour the late Pope.
5:00PM
The teams have emerged..
..and have lined up for the women's Champions League anthem. Is it an anthem? Think so. Arsenal have their game faces on.
4:59PM
In case you missed it..
Earlier today, Chelsea were convincingly beaten 4-1 at Stamford Bridge by Barcelona - surrendering to an 8-2 defeat on aggregrate - as their dreams of becoming the first English team to win European honours since Arsenal in 2007 were well and truly crushed. A lot of food for Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, Emma Hayes' successor, who was ultimately recruited by the club to win the competition.
4:52PM
A full circle manager moment
Joe Montemurro, the Lyon manager who was at the helm of Arsenal for five years from 2017-2021, mentored Renee Slegers on a UEFA coaching programme.
I actively asked for him as my mentor because I heard a lot of good things about his leadership, his football philosophy and how he is as a person,' said Slegers, speaking earlier this week.
It was great working with him. I learnt a lot of things. I was visiting him here at Arsenal when he was working here.
I know Joe and he knows me and he knows the club and the players as well. Of course, a lot of things have changed since he left. It's going to be a great encounter and I look forward to seeing him tomorrow.'
4:41PM
Can Arsenal draw on recent history?
Lyon are a side who don't lose many games, but they came unstuck against the Gunners in 2022 in their own back yard when they were outclassed by the London club in the group stages under former manager Jonas Eidevall, in one of their greatest ever European performances. Caitlin Foord, Frida Maanum and Beth Mead, who all started for Slegers last week Saturday, were on the score sheet. Against Lyon at the Emirates last Saturday, they put 25 crosses into the penalty area but failed to make use of them. Today they'll have to deal with the added aerial threat of Renard, too, so the job doesn't get any easier.
4:33PM
Half an hour until kick off
Let's show our courage. pic.twitter.com/SPHMvYIMai
— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) April 27, 2025
4:29PM
Can Arsenal stage a comeback?
Lyon, a powerhouse of women's European football, have only been knocked out of the competition twice in 15 years after winning the first leg in the knockout stage - so the probability gods are firmly against Arsenal. Although, on those occasions, it was to the old away goals rule, which no longer applies. A reminder that Arsenal haven't reached the Champions League final since the year the club won the competition in 2007, when it was known as the Uefa Cup. Karen Carney, who is in the TNT Sports studio on punditry duties for today's match, was part of that Gunners side.
4:20PM
Good evening
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Lyon v Arsenal in the second semi-final of the women's Champions League.
The Gunners are trailing 2-1 to the French giants and eight-time European champions after slipping to defeat in the first leg, so Renee Sleger's side need to deliver a clinical performance this evening if they are to have a chance of progressing to the final.
Let's take a look at how the teams line up.
Club stalwart Wendy Renard is returns after missing the first leg through injury and makes her landmark 500th club appearance. The defender is one of two changes to last week's victorious Joe Montemurro side.
All-time record Champions League goal scorer Ada Hegerberg is in for Danielle van de Donk.
Lyon Endler, Bacha, Gilles, Renard, Carpenter, Egurrola, Heaps, Chawinga, Dumornay, Diani, Hegerberg.
Subs: Benkarth, Huerta, Nelhage, Sombath, Svava, Tarciane, Dabritz, Majri, Morazsan, Van de Donk, Becho, Le Sommer.
Two changes for Renne Slegers to the Arsenal side that lost to Lyon in the first leg.
Goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar returns from injury to start ahead of Manuela Zinsberger while Chloe Kelly is favoured over Beth Mead.
Arsenal Van Domselaar, Fox, Williamson, Catley, Mariona, Little, McCabe, Maanum, Kelly, Foord, Russo.
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