Back to the Arsenal Newsfeed

‘We were patient, waited and drew them out’

We delivered a controlled performance in our 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Thursday night, sealing our place in the last 16 of the Women’s Champions League.

Despite going into the second leg with a four-goal advantage, Joe Montemurro named an experienced starting XI, knowing the Serie A side had nothing to lose.

We spoke to our head coach after the final whistle and this is what he said.

on the team’s performance…
The team obviously had it in mind that we had a bit of an advantage and we were probably a little restrictive in making the killer blow.