Renee Slegers claimed the most important win of her time as Arsenal’s interim head coach as they beat Juventus 4-0 within the Girls’s Champions League on Tuesday.
Since taking up from Jonas Eidevall, Slegers has led the Gunners to 4 wins from her 5 video games on the helm, although their most up-to-date outcome was their most spectacular.
After seeing Alessia Russo and Emily Fox denied by good stops from Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, the Gunners ultimately made the breakthrough seven minutes from half-time.
A well-worked group transfer noticed Caitlin Foord select Frida Maanum contained in the field, with the Norwegian remaining calm and ending into the far nook.
Fox once more went shut with an effort that crashed the crossbar, however Arsenal lastly acquired their second when substitute Stina Blackstenius fired the ball house within the seventy fifth minute.
Mariona Caldentey, one other substitute made by Slegers, grabbed the Gunners’ third earlier than Foord sealed a press release win on the Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora.
Heading into Tuesday’s match, Arsenal had been winless throughout their final three Champions League away matches (D1 L2), however had been worthy winners in Italy this time round.
They accrued an anticipated targets (xG) complete of two.5 from their 17 pictures, in comparison with Juventus’ 1.06 from their 12 makes an attempt throughout the contest.
An emphatic win on the highway! pic.twitter.com/xn7EwHcJRP
— Arsenal Girls (@ArsenalWFC) November 12, 2024
Within the different early kick-off happening on Tuesday, Barcelona romped to a snug 7-0 victory over St. Polten, helped by a flurry of targets on the finish of the primary half.
With the sport degree after half an hour, Ewa Pajor opened the scoring within the thirty second minute after turning house Ona Batlle’s cross at Carina Schluter’s entrance put up.
Kika Nazareth then doubled Barca’s benefit six minutes later earlier than Pajor notched her second of the sport after being picked out by Ballon d’Or Feminin winner Aitana Bonmati.
Keira Walsh then curled a beautiful effort into the far nook from the sting of the field as Claudia Pina concluded the 13-minute onslaught on the stroke of half-time.
Barca notched their sixth from the spot after Kamila Dubcova introduced down Batlle, with Pina sending Schluter the unsuitable approach, earlier than Caroline Hansen accomplished the scoring to maneuver her facet onto six factors in Group D.
