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A fun fact for you, Renée Slegers is the first Dutch manager to come up against a club from the Netherlands in the Women’s Champions League.
Corina Dekker, Twente coach, has said ahead of the fixture: “We want to show what we can do [in this competition], and on the whole we’re doing well. That is again the aim for this match against Arsenal: to show who we are and demonstrate our character. It’s about what we do with the ball, not losing it too quickly, and making good use of the space we create.”
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As you may have noticed, Leah Williamson is on Arsenal’s bench. She is set to play a “few minutes” this evening, according to Arsenal manager Renée Slegers. It will be the first time she has played since the 2025 Euros final because she sustained a knee injury at the major tournament.
FC Twente’s team news has dropped. Former Arsenal player Jill Roord starts in the midfield.
FC Twente: Lemey, Van der Vegt, Knol, Carleer, Tuin, Van Ginkel, Roord, Groenewegen, Oude Eiberink, Ravensbergen, Proost.
Bench: Bussman, Abali, Hulst, Vliek, Andradóttir, Te Brake, Verdaasdonk, Ivens, Gelevert
The team news is in. With Daphne van Domselaar out injured, Arsenal Anneke Borbe starts in goal and Leah Williamson has been named on the bench. Williamson would make her first appearance of the season if introduced.
Arsenal: Borbe, Hinds, Wubben-Moy, Catley, McCabe, Cooney-Cross, Caldentey, Pelova, Mead, Smith, Russo.
Bench: Liddiard, Fox, Williamson, Harwood, Little, Maanum, Foord, Blackstenius.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Women’s Champions League match between Arsenal and FC Twente. A win is crucial for each club this evening but for very different reasons.
Three points for the visitors FC Twente would see them close in on a play-off spot as they are currently 14th, if they stay in their current position they will be out of the European competition. This is one of their last chances to boost the optics of them progressing as after this evening there is just one round left of the league stage.
For Arsenal, meanwhile, a win could potentially move them into the top five (depending on other results in this round of fixtures). It would be a boost for their season after disappointing performances in the Women’s Super League seeing them fourth in the domestic table.
We will hear from both teams before kick-off and the team news will be dropping shortly so stay tuned.
