Renée Slegers has made five changes to the starting XI for this afternoon’s UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg away to Lyon.
We go into the match 2-1 up on aggregate at Groupama Stadium.
Following Wednesday’s 7-0 win at home to Leicester City in the Barclays Women’s Super League, the players coming back into the side are Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Mariona Caldentey, Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo.
They replace Laia Codina, Taylor Hinds, Victoria Pelova, Smilla Holmberg and Frida Maanum.
Chloe Kelly returns from injury to be included among the substitutes, with Sophie Harwood making way.
Daphne van Domselaar remains in goal and Emily Fox, Katie McCabe, Kim Little, Olivia Smith and Stina Blackstenius also start.
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Preview: Lyon v Arsenal Women
LINE-UPs
Lyon XI: Endler, Lawrence, Renard (C), Engen, Bacha, Heaps, Dumornay, Yohannes, Diani, Hegerberg, Brand
Substitutes: Belhadj, Marchal, Becho, Shrader, Katoto, Egurrola, Sombath, Svava, Tarciane, Rafalski, Ouazar, Olivier
Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, McCabe, Little (C), Mariona, Russo, Smith, Foord, Blackstenius
Substitutes: Borbe, Votikova, Codina, Maanum, Kelly, Pelova, Hinds, Holmberg, Dixon
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