Arsenal Crush Leuven but Must Settle for Women’s Champions League Playoffs

Arsenal crush Leuven but must settle for Women’s Champions League playoffs

Arsenal secured a seeded spot for the Champions League knockout playoffs with a comfortable 3-0 victory away at OH Leuven. Olivia Smith, Beth Mead and a Saar Janssen own goal saw Renée Slegers’ team secure their fourth win of the campaign to round off the inaugural league phase. The similarities between the last two European campaigns for Arsenal are striking. Last Christmas, Arsenal secured qualification in their penultimate group game in Oslo,…

Renee Slegers reacts to 3-0 victory over Leuven

Arsenal finished 5th in the group phase and bagged a seeded round of 16 draw with a 3-0 win over Leuven in Belgium on Wednesday night. Renee Slegers spoke to the press post match, the first two questions are from Arseblog News. On the team being more intense and playing higher up the pitch… We always frame every single game, just every single game, it’s a different story, a different component and it’s almost like a dancing together. So they’re …

Renée Slegers on “Playing the Arsenal Way” Against OH Leuven at a Sold-Out King Power Stadium

Arsenal head to Belgium tomorrow to play OH Leuven at their sold-out stadium. This is the last league-phase game from the women’s Champions League and for both teams an important match to get better places in the ranks. OH Leuven sit in twelfth position in the UEFA Women’s Champions League table, the final play-off spot, and they will need a win to secure that spot. And it is for that Renée Slegers will not be taking them lightly. With all match…