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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Suzanne Wrack at the Emirates Stadium

Bremer’s winner for Wolfsburg Women ends European dream for brave Arsenal

Arsenal Wolfsburg Alex Popp Lotte WubbenMoy Stina Blackstenius Jen Beattie Jonas Eidevall Lina Hurtig Noelle Maritz Pauline Bremer
Pauline Bremer of Wolfsburg (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winner.
Pauline Bremer of Wolfsburg (right) celebrates after scoring the extra-time winner against Arsenal in the Women’s Champions League semi-final. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

On the exterior of the redecorated Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s quadruple-winning women’s team of 2006-07 heave on red ropes, pulling up the former UWCL trophy. A trophy no other English team has won. That achievement is given equal billing opposite the men’s “Invincibles” team who are similarly raising high a gold Premier League trophy.

Inside the stadium, the depleted Gunners battled valiantly but could not pull themselves into their second Champions League final, losing 3-2 against the two-time European champions Wolfsburg, with the winner coming deep into extra time.

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