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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sophie Downey at Mangata Developments Stadium Meadow Park

Arsenal set up Chelsea showdown in Women’s Champions League with win over Leuven

Alessia Russo scores her second goal of the game for Arsenal
Alessia Russo scores her second goal of the game for Arsenal. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

A hard-fought victory over OH Leuven at Meadow Park sent Arsenal through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they will face Chelsea next month. The visitors tested Renée Slegers’s side when Sára Pusztai cancelled out Alessia Russo’s goal but a penalty from Mariona Caldentey and second from Russo secured the win, earning them a comfortable 7-1 aggregate score.

This was a disjointed performance from the hosts but it will have done little to dampen the high spirits in north London.

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