The WC heroes miss the Champions League
Stina Blackstenius, Lina Hurtig and Amanda Ilestedt and coach Johan Eidevall. The Swedish WC bronze trio and the head coach can forget about games in the Champions League this season. That since Arsenal fell on penalties (3–4) against Paris FC in the first qualifying round, which was played in Linköping on Saturday.
None of the Swedes managed to find the net in the match either. 2–2 after full time and 3–3 after extra time involved a penalty decision. Once there, it was last season’s French league third that drew the longest straw. Then Arsenal’s English national team player Alessia Russo and Norwegian Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum became the culprits with each miss.
Admittedly, star Alessia Russo also scored two goals for her new club. But it seems to be a small consolation as you now miss the Champions League.
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