Arsenal Women 6 – 0 FAR Rabat Women


Arsenal strolled into the inaugural Women’s Champions Cup final and banked a minimum £750,000 prize money after demolishing African champions FAR Rabat 6-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium.

A perfect night for the Gunners saw them in full control from start to finish and three goals ahead after 20 minutes, which gave head coach Renee Slegers the perfect opportunity to manage her players’ minutes and give a 20-minute cameo to the returning Chloe Kelly after almost two months out.

Having watched CONCACAF champions Gotham FC stunned by Corinthians earlier on Wednesday, Arsenal were never in danger of suffering the same fate from the moment Stina Blackstenius nodded in their opener from a corner with eight minutes gone.

FAR Rabat found life difficult from crosses all night and were two behind from another within three minutes when Frida Maanum met Olivia Smith’s delivery on the turn and lashed in a second.

A VAR penalty award for a handball from another cross allowed Mariona Caldentey to add a third with barely 20 minutes on the clock, before Smith ended the game as a contest five minutes before the break following a fine solo run.

Slegers took the opportunity to rest some of her side, who face a third game in eight days against Corinthians on Sunday, with a pair of changes at the break – but it was the introduction of Alessia Russo on the hour mark which sparked an anti-climactic second half back into life.

Five minutes after her arrival she fired home on the rebound from Maanum’s shot, before netting a superb sixth in front of watching England manager Sarina Wiegman 10 minutes later after cutting into the box from out wide.

Arsenal will net a cool £750,000 for reaching the final but could still make £1.7m in total if they emerge victorious against Corinthians on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

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Stina Blackstenius provided Arsenal with the lead

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Frida Maanum doubled Arsenal’s advantage

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Mariona Caldentey fired her penalty into the bottom right corner

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Olivia Smith fired in from 18 yards to extend Arsenal’s lead before half-time.

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Alessia Russo scored back-to-back goals against AS FAR

Slegers: Team is just clicking well

Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers to Sky Sports:

“We made some changes and the team just clicks really well together at the moment. They are very disciplined at the moment, score goals in different ways and we had to deal with the unknown playing against them so I am really happy.”

On those changes: “The players are doing well. We needed fresh legs after the Chelsea game, motivation and inspiration, and that’s what all the players brought.”



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