UEFA Women’s Champions League

December 17, 2025 Den Dreef Stadium, Heverlee The first meeting between Belgian and English sides in the Women’s Champions League arrived wrapped in quiet novelty, but the evening itself quickly shed any sense of occasion. Arsenal treated it as a matter of order. OH Leuven, perched precariously in 12th place before kick-off and glancing nervously over their shoulder at Valerenga, arrived with domestic confidence—leaders of the Belgian Super League, eight wins from ten—but Eur

December 09, 2025 Emirates Stadium, London Second in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, Twente arrived in London with the assurance of a side that has mastered its domestic theatre: seven wins and a draw from eight matches, level with Ajax and still holding a game in hand. Yet their European campaign has exposed a more fragile underbelly. Draws against Chelsea and Benfica and defeats to OH Leuven and Atlético Madrid have reminded the Netherlands’ most decorated women’s club that the con

November 12, 2025 Mangata Pay UK, London Arsenal Women entered this fixture burdened by their own shortfalls. It is one thing to climb; another to remain at the summit. Their performances this season have fallen below the standards they once commanded. And in a Champions League redesigned as an 18-team league—where only four qualify directly, fifth to twelfth survive a perilous play-off, and the rest vanish—every misstep is amplified. Arsenal sat 11th with three points from n

November 12, 2025 Allianz Arena, Munich Ahead of tonight’s game, Arsenal suffered a cruel twist of fate. Katie Reid — the 19-year-old defender once hailed as the club’s brightest prospect — has been ruled out with an ACL injury. Player of the Month in September and freshly called up to the Lionesses, her rise was halted just as it began. Kim Little, Arsenal’s heartbeat in midfield, was also unavailable. The margins between these sides have always been fine. Their last two mee

16 October, 2025 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon After a bruising opening defeat in the Champions League, Arsenal responded with the measured assurance expected of reigning European champions. Pragmatic, patient, and built on the simple discipline of avoiding further wounds. Renné Slegers made several adjustments from the weekend’s domestic win, bringing in Lotte Wubben-Moy for the injured teenager Katie Reid, sidelined with a groin issue. From the start, the pattern was familiar. Ars

7 October, 2025 Meadow Park, London They entered this campaign as Champions, but this loss to Lyon was the slow collapse of Arsenal’s own architecture. For a moment, the night seemed to promise another resurgence. Beth Mead, weaving past five defenders with characteristic defiance, slipped a pass to Alessia Russo, whose finish across Christiane Endler was pure efficiency. The roar that followed felt like a restoration of order. But football, as ever, has a short memory. Lyon,