Champions League

Arsenal Women will take a 2-1 lead to France after an excellent second-half comeback against Lyon in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.…

Arsenal have been handed a fine by UEFA, but the response to the Gunners’ creative solution to the ‘North London Forever’ problem is still pending.

UEFA rankings and FIFA’s new women’s club tournament both strengthen the case for the Barclays WSL as the current best league in the world.

Atletico Madrid’s Ademola Lookman and Alexander Sorloth have picked up injuries, but the pair appear to be in line to make their comebacks against Arsenal next week.

Arsenal have been warned by UEFA over a delayed kick-off against Sporting CP, with Mikel Arteta and the club now on notice.

Martin Zubimendi has been nominated for the Champions League’s Player of the Week award, but he wasn’t the Arsenal player included in WhoScored’s Team of the Round.

David Raya matched one Arsenal record and broke another on Wednesday night, keeping a clean sheet in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Martin Zubimendi’s Player of the Match performance against Sporting CP came with the added bonus that he’s avoided suspension for the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Arsenal and Sporting CP have learned their potential Champions League semi-final opponents, with Atletico Madrid seeing off Barcelona to reach the last four.

Mikel Arteta is expecting a tough match against Sporting CP on Wednesday, believing that they’ll approach the game in a different way after their first-leg defeat.

Ivan Fresneda is expected to miss Sporting CP’s match against Arsenal on Wednesday, but club captain Morten Hjulmand is back after suspension.

Arsenal will have the same referee for Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg as they did in the same fixture last season, with UEFA confirming the appointment.

FC Barcelona have submitted a complaint to UEFA over the pitch at Atletico Madrid’s stadium, following issues with the surface in previous matches.

UEFA named Sporting’s Maxi Araujo in its Team of the Week after he set a new fouling record against Arsenal without receiving a booking.

Arsenal have confirmed the dates for their Women’s Champions League semi-final against OL Lyonnes after a difficult scheduling process.

Atletico Madrid have taken a commanding lead in their Champions League quarter-final tie against Barcelona, with the winner to face either Arsenal or Sporting CP in the semis.

Mikel Arteta says he’s learned a lot about the Arsenal squad from their recent setbacks, and he believes they deserve some success now.

Viktor Gyokeres says it was a “great feeling” to play back at Sporting CP’s home ground on Tuesday night, his first game against his former club.

Kai Havertz says Arsenal are going for the big titles this season, adding that it’s time to move on from the last couple of weeks and stick together as a club.

During Arsenal’s win over Sporting CP on Tuesday, Maximiliano Araujo become the first defender this decade to commit seven or more fouls without being booked.