![]() ![]() "Our mission when we came here was to get a result to take back to London and decide it there. "We played Manchester United away on Wednesday and we don't have that many players available. "We played against a team that has been in nearly every semi-final for the last 10 years in the Champions League and we were away," said Eidevall. ![]() Losing more key players and falling behind in the Women's Super League title race following defeat to Manchester United on Wednesday was not ideal preparation for a European semi-final.īut despite Wolfsburg going 2-0 up in 24 minutes - the second courtesy of a mistake by Brazilian defender Rafaelle Souza - Arsenal recovered to ensure the tie was not over as they return to London. It added to a long list of injury concerns for manager Jonas Eidevall, who has already been without top scorers Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead this season, and forward Caitlin Foord in recent weeks. They were understandably shaky at the back having lost England defender Leah Williamson to a crushing knee injury on Friday, just days after captain Kim Little was ruled out for the season. ![]()
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