Fifa Women’s Champions Cup semi-final LIVE: Arsenal vs FAR Rabat – score & live text commentary

African champions AS FAR Rabat was Morocco’s first professional outfit and has invested in its women’s team like no other in Africa over the past decade.

They have dominated domestically, winning all but one league title since 2013, but were tested heavily by European champions Arsenal.

They received a bye through the first round then beat Chinese club Wuhan Jiangda in extra time to earn the right to take on Arsenal.

However, Slegers’ side were full of confidence after a strong display against Chelsea at the weekend and were keen to mark their superiority quickly.

Often criticised for not capitalising on their creativity, Arsenal have fallen behind their WSL rivals this season as a result, but were clinical in Brentford.

Arsenal will have been keen to build momentum and this was a strong way of doing so, especially knowing league leaders Manchester City are up next.

Slegers was able to rotate her squad, resting key players Russo and Fox from the start, and it went to plan as Arsenal eased their way into Sunday’s final.

They took their foot off the gas in the second half with the victory all but secured and Slegers made the most of her options off the bench.

The £1.7m prize money awarded to Sunday’s winners is high incentive for Arsenal. It is the biggest prize pool allocated to a women’s football club competition.

It would also be the perfect way to cap off their Champions League success, by going one step further in this new global competition.