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Injury-hit Arsenal fight back against Wolfsburg in WCL semi-final first leg

Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius scores the equaliser at Wolfsburg
Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius scores the equaliser at Wolfsburg, leaving the tie finely poised. Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP

Jonas Eidevall had said he wanted to see a “complete performance” from his depleted Arsenal in their Champions League semi‑final first leg at Wolfsburg. A litany of errors that allowed Ewa Pajor to slot in the German side’s first goal and horrifically gifted Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttír a second inside 24 minutes was perhaps as far from a complete performance as you could get.

Instead, Eidevall had to settle for a battling and smart comeback, and goals from Rafaelle Souza on the stroke of half-time and Stina Blackstenius in the second half mean his side welcome Wolfsburg to the Emirates Stadium on Monday 1 May well and truly in the tie with the score level at 2-2.

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