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Lyon Edges Arsenal 2-1, Eyes 12th Champions League Final

Lyon has a grip on the club's twelfth Champions League final. Despite Arsenal being able to equalize on a penalty after a VAR review, the French women lead the semifinal match 2-1 ahead of the return leg at home.
Lyon Edges Arsenal 2-1, Eyes 12th Champions League Final

Chelsea Eyes Champions League Revenge Against Barcelona

Barcelona has knocked out Chelsea from the Champions League three times in four years. Now Chelsea has a new chance against the star-studded Spanish team.
Chelsea Eyes Champions League Revenge Against Barcelona

Hammarby's Ellen Wangerheim Joins National Team for Nations League

Ellen Wangerheim has scored five goals in the first two rounds of the women's top division. Now the 20-year-old Hammarby forward is called up to the national football team ahead of the Nations League matches against Italy and Wales.
Hammarby's Ellen Wangerheim Joins National Team for Nations League

Lina Hurtig Misses Nations League Due to Injury Setback

Selected for the national team after 15 months – but the joy was short-lived for Lina Hurtig. A new injury prevents her from Nations League play.
Lina Hurtig Misses Nations League Due to Injury Setback

Arsenal's Stunning Comeback Secures Champions League Semifinal Spot

Arsenal pulled off a stunning turnaround in the quarterfinal against Real Madrid. The London team scored three goals in 13 minutes and turned around a 0-2 deficit from the first leg to a 3-2 total.
Arsenal's Stunning Comeback Secures Champions League Semifinal Spot

Ilestedt and Hurtig Return to Sweden's Squad for Nations League Matches

The Arsenal duo Amanda Ilestedt and Lina Hurtig have been selected for the national team again for the Nations League home matches against Italy and Wales. It's going to be fun to get her back and see where she is in her football qualities, says Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson about Ilestedt.
Ilestedt and Hurtig Return to Sweden's Squad for Nations League Matches

Arsenal Fared Poorly - Fell Heavily in Madrid

It's a tough uphill climb for the Swedish team Arsenal in the battle for a semifinal spot in the Champions League. Filippa Angeldahl's Real Madrid won the first quarterfinal match 2–0 at home on the Alfredo di Stéfano stadium.
Arsenal Fared Poorly - Fell Heavily in Madrid

Swedish success player back – but benched

Amanda Ilestedt is back after becoming a mom. But the successful player from the World Championship 2023 does not get a place in the upcoming Nations League squad.
Swedish success player back – but benched

Double Swedish meetings in the Champions League

Filippa Angeldahl and Amanda Ilestedt, Rosa Kafaji, Stina Blackstenius and Lina Hurtig meet in the Champions League football playoffs. It is clear since the national team stars' teams Real Madrid and Arsenal were drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
Double Swedish meetings in the Champions League

Naeher quits as USA's goalkeeper – kept clean sheets in finals

She kept a clean sheet against Brazil in the Olympic Games final and didn't let in a single goal when the USA won the World Championship final in 2019 against the Netherlands. But now, the American goalkeeper star Alyssa Naeher, 36, announces that she is quitting the national team.
Naeher quits as USA's goalkeeper – kept clean sheets in finals

Quick Hero - Arsenal to Quarterfinal

She was substituted in the 80th minute – nine minutes later, Lina Hurtig decided for Arsenal. Against her old club Juventus in the Champions League.
Quick Hero - Arsenal to Quarterfinal

Big win for Barça – without injured Rolfö

Fridolina Rolfö is injured and is expected back shortly before the national team gathers for a crucial playoff to the European Championship. It didn't prevent the Swede's club team Barcelona from rolling over S:t Pölten in the Champions League with a whole 7–0.
Big win for Barça – without injured Rolfö

Big win for Arsenal - Hurtig scores goal

In the Champions League match against Vålerengen on October 16, she played her first match since December 1 last year. Now Lina Hurtig, 29, has scored the season's first goal.
Big win for Arsenal - Hurtig scores goal

The Joyful News – Hurtig Ready: "Means a Lot"

Lina Hurtig is back. After nearly a year's absence, she can make her comeback in Arsenal's Champions League match against Vålerengen on Wednesday.
The Joyful News – Hurtig Ready: "Means a Lot"

Guide: Ahead of the Women's Champions League

Barcelona is chasing a third straight and Hammarby makes its debut in a Swedish-packed edition of the Champions League. Here is the guide ahead of this year's tournament.
Guide: Ahead of the Women's Champions League

Rytting Kaneryd behind the win – sank Aston Villa

The club has won the last four seasons. But Chelsea wants more.
Rytting Kaneryd behind the win – sank Aston Villa

Arsenal's Draw: New Home Arena

Women's football in England is growing rapidly. For Arsenal's part, it means, for example, that the women's team has now got the same main arena as the men's team.
Arsenal's Draw: New Home Arena

Kafaji: "I've shared small secrets"

Rosa Kafaji left Häcken for Arsenal just a month ago. Now she's back to face her old club team in the Champions League.
Kafaji: "I've shared small secrets"

Newly Built Häcken Wants to Shake Arsenal

Häcken has rebuilt half the team since the last Champions League game. But the self-confidence remains in the squad, notes new acquisition Paulina Nyström.
Newly Built Häcken Wants to Shake Arsenal

Nightmare draw for Swedish CL teams

Both Hammarby and Häcken got a nightmare draw in the qualifying round of the women's Champions League. Häcken will face "Swedish club" Arsenal and Hammarby will take on Benfica.
Nightmare draw for Swedish CL teams

National Team Star Signs with Arsenal: "Fantastic"

From Häcken to Arsenal. The Swedish national team player Rosa Kafaji is moving to the English giant club.
National Team Star Signs with Arsenal: "Fantastic"

Quick to break the silence – thanks for the support

The Swedish national team star Lina Hurtig has been absent from Arsenal "for personal reasons". Now she is back in training with the team.
Quick to break the silence – thanks for the support
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