Arsenal’s run within the 2023/24 Girls’s Champions League has come to an finish after simply two matches following a loss to Paris FC on penalties.
Jonas Eidevall’s facet, who reached the semi-finals final season, entered this 12 months’s competitors in Spherical 1 having completed fourth within the Girls’s Tremendous League.
They have been drawn into Match 3 and beat Swedish hosts Linkoping 3-0 within the semi-finals earlier this week, organising a remaining in opposition to Division 1 Female outfit Paris FC on Saturday afternoon.
Following a 3-3 draw after extra-time, Arsenal have been crushed 4-2 on penalties to convey their European marketing campaign to a untimely conclusion.
Paris FC raced right into a two-goal lead simply after half-time, with Mathilde Bourdieu scoring a quick-fire brace earlier than the hour mark.
Marquee summer time signing Alessia Russo offered late hope of a Gunners comeback with a purpose within the eightieth minute, earlier than defender Jen Beattie – introduced on instead to play up entrance – equalised six minutes into stoppage time.
Louise Fleury put Paris FC forward once more nearly instantly from kick-off within the second half of extra-time earlier than Russo scored one other stunner with time operating out to ship the tie to penalties.
Nevertheless, Russo and Frida Maanum missed for Arsenal within the penalty shootout as Paris FC secured development into Spherical 2 of the Girls’s Champions League.
Arsenal will now have to attend till October 1 to return to aggressive motion. They’ll face Liverpool at residence on the opening weekend of the WSL season.
