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Jack Lacey-Hatton

Arsenal secure last eight UWCL spot despite Lyon loss and Vivianne Miedema injury blow

Arsenal were beaten 1-0 by defending champions Lyon in the Women's Champions League but still qualified for the quarter-finals.

On a mixed night for Jonas Eidevall's Gunners, their place in the last eight was assured but they were beaten in Europe for the first time this season and lost star player Vivianne Miedema to injury. In worrying scenes, the Dutch star was stretchered off at the end of the first half, with players from both sides looking concerned.

Arsenal will pray the injury is not too serious but early indications suggest it could be a bad one, which would be a major blow to the title-chasing Gunners particularly after losing Beth Mead to an ACL only last month. Jonas Eidevall's team laid down a major European marker with a 5-1 win in the reverse fixture back in October but this was a much tighter contest.

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