Lyon hold on to beat Arsenal 2-1 in first leg
Melchie Dumornay restores French side's lead four minutes after Mariona Caldentey scores penalty
Kadidiatou Diani opener awarded by VAR
Second leg takes place on 27 April
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Thank you for joining us today. An exciting game, but unfortunately for Arsenal fans not the result they wanted. Still, there's everything to play for in the second leg.
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Arsenal boss Renee Slegers speaking to DAZN: "We grew into the game. We knew it was going to be a hard challenge. Lyon are a hard team to beat and they have a lot of quality. We started to play our game in the second and we dominated and there was a really good phase. We worked really hard to get that goal so we are really disappointed with the loss and the goal we conceded after that.
"We knew it was going to be hard because they have so much quality. We know it's only half-time and they are leading with one goal and we have next week ahead of us."
"We create chances and get numbers in the box, we just couldn't get the ball in the net.
"We are not going to change those things in a week. We have been really good with our clinical finishing before. I trust the team that we can score those goals from those opportunities. We definitely want to do better and we look forward to next week."
On the 40,000+ crowd: "We love playing at the Emirates, we feel so much support from the fans. When we needed them they were there and they were noisy. We are going to do everything to get the win on Sunday."
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Anita Asante
Former England and Arsenal defender on TNT Sports
The opposite can happen for Arsenal. They can go there and cause an upset. The good thing is they know they can dominate the ball. Now it's about being clinical.
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Arsenal goalscorer Mariona Caldentey speaking to DAZN: "It was enough. We wanted to win in front of our fans, we wanted a better result. It's one goal and it's 90 minutes so we are alive and we will have our chances, we just need to take them. We need to work hard this week and play better but it's one goal in 90 minutes and we are still here.
"They feel comfy playing that game. They are experienced players, they are so quick and so dangerous in counter attacks. We dominated in a lot of moments but we need to be more clinical in front of goal.
"Normally we do take our chances but this is a top team so it's not that easy. We need to keep believing and we will go for it, we will do it, it's just one goal."
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Fara Williams
Former England midfielder on TNT Sports
Arsenal lacked the ruthlessness that the manager wanted. Renee Slegers said before we need to be ruthless, we need to be clinical clinical.
[In the second half] it was more purposeful. There was more movement and rotation from their front three. They stayed more central and they had more bodies in the box committing to crosses, and it made it more difficult for Lyon.
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Arsenal forward Alessia Russo speaking to DAZN: "We were just saying then as a team we had some really good spells but they are very clinical up top. We will reflect on it. It was a tough game and a big performance but it is all to play for next week.
"The higher you go in competitions it really is fine margins. Disappointed, but I have full belief we will go out and do the job on Sunday."
On Kim Little: "She is amazing. She is a great person, great leader and she leads by example. She is fantastic to play with."
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The referee was shocking, even for both sides as the penalty we got was soft, if welcome. She let Lyon get away with so much, can't really see Arsenal turning this one around unfortunately.
Martin
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A reminder that the winner of this tie plays Chelsea or Barcelona in the final. The first leg of that second semi gets under way at 17.00 BST tomorrow.
After Emily Salley was at Emirates Stadium today, Emma Sanders will be in Spain tomorrow while I, Emma Smith, will be running the live text again.
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Natasha Dowie
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
You will be excited about the amount of opportunities. It would be a different game if you come away and lose without those opportunities. It's very unlike them not to take those chances. Lyon have a midweek game and will have tired legs so that is something Arsenal need to look at.
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Anita Asante
Former England and Arsenal defender on TNT Sports
Lyon are world class. The margins were very fine. Arsenal dominated the ball, they had a lot of touches in Lyon's box. The biggest difference is they weren't clinical. A lot of their own defensive errors led to Lyon being able to capitalise and score.
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Natasha Dowie
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
When you get your opportunities you have to take them. If you look at Arsenal they had numerous chances, clear cut chances and they didn't take them. They didn't hit the target and they didn't test the keeper enough. Lyon were patient, they soaked up the pressure and with two shots, two goals, they have done their job.
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Fara Williams
Former England midfielder on TNT Sports
In the first half Lyon had the better of the chances. In the second half the momentum swung massively and they were more dominant. Arsenal got themselves back in the game with a penalty but then to be so naive four minutes later to concede a goal in the way they did is quite frustrating.
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Natasha Dowie
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Loads of positives [for Arsenal]. They will feel really disappointed right now with the amount of chances they had, but they will be full of confidence. Lyon will feel very lucky that they have come away and win today. On the flip side it shows their quality. Two chances, two goals. To come away and win at the Emirates says a lot.
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The second leg will take place next Sunday (April 27) at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Kick off is at 17.00 BST.
If Arsenal play like they did in the second half, they will have a chance of reaching a first European final for 18 years - but it is a very tough ask following this result.
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Jen Beattie
Former Arsenal defender on TNT Sports
Arsenal will take a lot of positives from today, they created chances, got a goal.
Lyon just showed that extra bit of quality in key areas of the pitch but Arsenal will be confident knowing they can create chances.
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Renee Slegers gathers her team in a big circle on the Emirates Stadium pitch for their debrief.
Arsenal did so much so well in that second half, but were punished by a moment of quality combined with their own lack of focus.
They will need a historic showing in France in the second leg.
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It's half time in the tie. Can someone remind me of the score the last time Lyon played Arsenal in Lyon?
Matt
It was 5-1 to Arsenal, as I'm sure Matt knows very well.
A similar level of performance will be required by the Gunners next Sunday.
Arsenal 1-2 Lyon
Advantage Lyon.
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Kim Little with a really well-judged long ball from midfield, but Christiane Endler races out to head away before Stina Blackstenius can pounce.
Arsenal 1-2 Lyon
Jen Beattie
Former Arsenal defender on TNT Sports
Melchie Dumornay has been so impressive, she's been the standout, just doing what her team needs in the key areas.
Melchie Dumornay has scored five goals in the Women's Champions League this season
Melchie Dumornay scored an 82nd-minute goal to give Lyon a 2-1 advantage against Arsenal in the first leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners are looking to reach their first Champions League final since they won the competition - then known as the Uefa Women's Cup - in 2007.
Their bid for a first European trophy in 18 years suffered a blow in the 17th minute as Kadidiatou Diani's cool finish put eight-time champions Lyon in front.
Lyon's celebrations were initially cut short by the offside flag, but they resumed when the video assistant referee judged Emily Fox to have narrowly played Diani onside before the France winger slotted past Manuela Zinsberger.
Roared on by the home crowd, Arsenal surged forward in search of an equaliser and were handed a lifeline with 15 minutes remaining when the VAR advised the referee to review a challenge by Christiane Endler on Leah Williamson.
After watching the Lyon goalkeeper make slight contact with Williamson's head on the pitchside monitor, referee Ionela Pesu controversially awarded a penalty.
Mariona Caldentey, who won the Champions League with Barcelona last year, stepped up to the spot and calmly fired home to level, sending the Emirates crowd into chaos.
But the jubilant scenes were short-lived as Lyon restored their lead four minutes later when Dumornay powered between Fox and Steph Catley before finishing over the onrushing Zinsberger.
The second leg will take place at Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 27 April, with the winner of the tie facing either Chelsea or Barcelona in the final in Lisbon on 24 May.
Foord backs Arsenal to turn CL semi around
There had been a feel-good factor at Arsenal this week.
The men's side had cruised into the semi-finals of the Champions League with victory over holders Real Madrid, while Sleger's side had claimed an emphatic 5-1 win over Leicester in the Women's Super League on Tuesday.
And Slegers had said pre-match that the Gunners would need to "take the game by the throat" and capitalise on a 40,000-strong home crowd.
But a vibrant mood at the Emirates - strengthened by Arsenal's control of possession during the early stages - was dampened when Diani broke through the hosts' offside trap and latched on to Ellie Carpenter's ball before drilling in.
Arsenal recovered and regained control, keeping Lyon's lethal front three quiet for much of the game while Alessia Russo, Frida Maanum and Beth Mead all coming agonisingly close with headers from around the six-yard box.
Endler made a smart save to deny Caitlin Foord and recovered from a sloppy pass to stop substitute Chloe Kelly from assisting Russo for an easy finish.
But Lyon - managed by former Gunners boss Joe Montemurro - demonstrated their European pedigree once more by bouncing back immediately from Arsenal's equaliser through Dumornay's delightful finish.
Despite finding themselves a goal down against Europe's elite, Arsenal can take confidence from their second-leg performance against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, where they fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on aggregate.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
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2 Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
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3 Roma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
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4 Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | -27 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
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2 Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
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3 Twente | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 |
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4 Celtic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
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2 Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
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3 Juventus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
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4 VÃ¥lerenga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 15 |
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2 Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
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3 Hammarby | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 6 |
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4 St. Pölten | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 |
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Manager: Renee Slegers
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Joe Montemurro
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Manager: Renee Slegers
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Joe Montemurro
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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