Arsenal host holders Barcelona within the Girls’s Champions League remaining in Lisbon because the Gunners look to win their first European crown since 2007 in opposition to the world’s greatest group.
Arsenal returned to the ultimate for the primary time in 18 years as they defeated eight-time winners Lyon within the semi-finals, and so they stay the final English group to win the competitors.
They’ll face the serial winners in Lisbon, with Barcelona showing of their fifth remaining in a row and seeking to full a hat-trick of Champions League titles on the spin.
Barcelona, who’re led by Ballon d’Or holder Aitana Bonmati, thrashed English champions Chelsea within the semi-finals and can come into the ultimate as clear favourites.
However Arsenal have risen to the event below Renee Slegers this season, and can look to former Barcelona star Mariona Caldentey to supply inspiration in opposition to her previous group.
Right here’s every thing you must know forward of the Girls’s Champions League remaining
How can I watch the Girls’s Champions League remaining?
It will likely be proven dwell on TNT Sports activities 1 and on Discovery+, the place a dwell stream shall be out there for TNT Sports activities prospects.
Kick-off in Lisbon is at 5pm BST (UK time ) on Saturday 24 Could. The ultimate shall be staged on the Estádio José Alvalade, the house of Sporting Lisbon.
What’s the group information for the Champions League remaining?
Arsenal may line up precisely how they did within the 4-1 win at Lyon within the semi-final second leg. Leah Williamson leads the defence and Steph Catley has emerged as her centre-back accomplice this season, with Emily Fox and Katie McCabe at full-back.
Mariona Caldentey has been influential from a deeper midfield place alongside captain Kim Little, with Frida Maanum allowed to roam additional ahead. On the wings, Arsenal carry tempo and hazard in Chloe Kelly and Caitlin Foord, whereas striker Alessia Russo has seven Champions League objectives this season, stage with Caldentey.
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The one query comes all the way down to goalkeeper. Daphne van Domselaar has not performed in Arsenal’s final three video games, having returned from damage to face Lyon within the second leg. Manuela Zinsberger could have to begin as a substitute.
Barcelona’s backbone has been acquainted for a few years, as is constructed round the important thing partnerships and expertise of Aitana Bonmati, Alexia Putellas and Patri Guijarro in midfield and Mapi Leon and Irene Paredes in defence. Spain’s No 1 Cata Coll and proper again Ona Batlle proceed the Spanish backbone of the group.
Sweden’s Fridolina Rolfo brings a flexible menace from left again whereas Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen is arguably the world’s greatest winger on the fitting. Up entrance, Barcelona have this season added the objectives of Poland striker Ewa Pajor after her arrival from Wolfsburg.
Claudia Pina has ten objectives within the Champions League this season, together with three within the semi-final victory over Chelsea. Whether or not she begins over Spain team-mate Salma Paralluelo on the left wing is more likely to be the one large group choice Pere Romeu has to make.
Attainable line-ups
Arsenal XI: Zinsberger; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Little, Caldentey; Kelly, Maanum, Foord; Russo
Barcelona Xi: Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Leon, Rolfo; Guijarro, Bonmati, Putellas; Graham Hansen, Pajor, Pina
