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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 consequence 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 pick 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 bought their second when substitute Stina Blackstenius fired the ball residence within the seventy fifth minute.
Mariona Caldentey, one other substitute made by Slegers, grabbed the Gunners’ third earlier than Foord sealed an announcement win on the Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora.
Heading into Tuesday’s match, Arsenal have been winless throughout their final three Champions League away matches (D1 L2), however have been worthy winners in Italy this time round.
They accrued an anticipated objectives (xG) whole of two.5 from their 17 photographs, in comparison with Juventus’ 1.06 from their 12 makes an attempt through the contest.
An emphatic win on the street! 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 objectives 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 residence Ona Batlle’s cross at Carina Schluter’s entrance publish.
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 an exquisite 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 means, earlier than Caroline Hansen accomplished the scoring to maneuver her aspect onto six factors in Group D.
