Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea, Women’s Champions League
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Goals from Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo gave Arsenal a 3-1 victory in the first leg of the all-London Women's Champions League quarterfinal against Chelsea. Lauren James scored a sublime goal to keep Chelsea in the tie,
Arsenal got set-piece goals from William Saliba and Jurrien Timber to beat 10-man Chelsea 2-1 in a top-five clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Nikita Parris and Ellen White agree that the referee was hasty in disallowing a goal for Chelsea in the Women's Champions League quarter-final for a supposed push by Veerle Buurman on Arsenal's Laia Codina.
Arsenal showed they are serious title contenders by beating a 10-man Chelsea 2-1 and moving five points clear at the top of the table.<br /><br />Jurrien Timber scored the winning goal with a header in the 66th minute at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal's run to last year's Women's Champions League trophy was characterised by astonishing comebacks but it doesn't look like the Gunners will need one to continue their title defence beyond the quarter-final stage,
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