Arsenal, Chelsea Held to Draws in Champions League
Maeline Mendy converted the 86th-minute spot-kick after a handball decision against Leah Williamson.
- Arsenal drew 2-2 with Paris in the Champions League after conceding a controversial late penalty. Leah Williamson was penalized for handball inside the area with three minutes remaining, allowing Maeline Mendy to score from 12 yards.
- Under-Fire manager Renee Slegers faced scrutiny following Sunday's 1-0 loss to Chelsea. She recalled Georgia Stanway and Lisa Baum to the starting lineup in Paris, aiming to revitalize the visitors' attack.
- Alessia Russo opened the scoring in the 41st minute after exchanging passes with Kim Little. Georgia Stanway doubled the lead five minutes after half-time, firing home from an Emily Fox cross.
- Clara Mateo reduced the deficit for Paris in the 72nd minute with a slick finish. Referee Iuliana Demetrescu then penalized Williamson for handball, gifting the hosts a late equalizer opportunity.
- Slegers reflected on a big missed opportunity for her out-of-form Arsenal side. The result leaves the team grappling with lapses in concentration that allowed Paris to recover from a two-goal deficit in the final stages.
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Arsenal won 2-1 as a visitor to Paris FC, for the Women's Champions at Stade Jean Bouin Stadium, and faced the last minutes of the match with advantage. However, a tremendous error within the area changed the development of the match and ended up allowing the French team to rescue a draw at the closing. To the ... Continue reading "Tremendous error ended in the most absurd penalty of the year in Paris FC vs. Arsenal for Women's Champions"
A strange penalty situation became decisive in the Champions League. Team captain Leah Williamson, 29, leaned forward and stopped the ball with her hand. “That was obviously not the intention at all,” teammate Alessia Russo tells Disney+.
Like last week, where they had opened the score before cracking against the offensive power of the champions in Catalan title (5-2), the players of Sandrine Soubeyrand were valiant against the English, winner in 2025 and semi-finalists last year. Led 2-0 after 50 minutes of play, they never let go, like the omnipresent Clara Mateo, who scored the goal of hope (71st, 2-1), before a gross error of the English rearguard offered the penalty of equal…
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Arsenal Women dropped points in a painful manner in the Champions League. Defender Leah Williamson committed a clumsy, deliberate handball, resulting in a penalty for Paris FC, who then equalized. Dutch coach Renée Slegers skipped the post-match interview.
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