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4:49 am PDT, Wednesday, August 19, 2020
For Arsenal, this year’s Women’s Champions League win-or-go-home tournament is more like win or stay home because the truncated English season has left the team out next season’s competition.
The seven other teams in the knockout tournament scheduled to begin Friday in Spain’s northern Basque Country have already qualified for next season’s Champions League. Arsenal needs to win it to get back into it.
“We do know in our minds that we have to win this thing to still be in the Champions League, which is massive for us,” Arsenal forward Caitlin Foord said. “As footballers, you want to be playing in the Champions League, so that definitely gives us something to drive towards.”
Arsenal will play Paris Saint-Germain in San Sebastian on Saturday. The winner gets to face either defending champion Lyon or Bayern Munich, who play the same day in Bilbao. The other quarterfinals are Friday and pit Barcelona against Atlético Madrid and Glasgow City against Wolfsburg.
The final is scheduled for Aug. 30 in San Sebastian.
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FILE – In this Sunday, April 29, 2007 file photo, Arsenal Ladies celebrate with the trophy after beating Umea IK 1-0 on aggregate during their Women’s Cup final second leg soccer match at the Meadow Park stadium, London. For Arsenal, this year’s Women’s Champions League win-or-go-home tournament is more like win or stay home because the truncated English season has left the team out next season’s competition. The seven other teams in the knockout tournament scheduled to begin Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 in Spain’s northern Basque Country have already qualified for next season’s Champions League. Arsenal needs to win it to get back into it. lessFILE – In this Sunday, April 29, 2007 file photo, Arsenal Ladies celebrate with the trophy after beating Umea IK 1-0 on aggregate during their Women’s Cup final second leg soccer match at the Meadow Park … more
Photo: Tom Hevezi, AP
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