Arsenal have qualified for the 2022/23 Champions League thanks to their runners-up place in the FA WSL and will enter the competition in the Qualifying Round 2. Under the new format that was implemented last season, there is now a Group Stage with 16 teams, with four teams qualifying directly to the Group Stage and 12 teams coming through the qualifications. Seven come from the Champions’ path and five come from the League path. The four teams that qualified directly are Lyon (holders), Wolfsburg, Chelsea and Barcelona.

The Spanish team was slated to start in Qualifying Round 2, but because Lyon won the WCL and the French League, they left a slot open that is filled by the fourth ranked association champion, the Spanish Champions. The Danish Champions Køge were also promoted from Round 1 to Round 2, taking the place vacated by Barcelona. Continue reading →

Chelsea Women are the team to beat in womens soccer in England after winning the Women’s Super League (WSL) for the third straight season. The Blues came into the final day of the season with a one-point lead over London rivals Arsenal. The Gunners had been their closest rivals in the race to rule womens soccer in England. Chelsea Women came into their home game with Manchester United Women knowing that a win will seal a third successive league title.

Emma Hayes and her players had to achieve their quest to rule womens soccer in England the hard way after they came from behind to beat Manchester United Women 4-2 at home. Chelsea conceded twice in the first half to go into the half-time break with a 2-1 scoreline thereby needing at least two more goals to clinch the title without conceding. Continue reading →

Chelsea Women showed that they are still the undisputed queens of womens soccer in England after they beat London rivals Arsenal 2-0 in their FA Cup semifinal clash to setup a final meeting with Manchester City next month.

Womens soccer in England has been dominated by Chelsea in recent times, but that status has been threatened by Arsenal this season especially in the league. Arsenal Women had led the FA Womens Super League (FAWSL) since the start of the season before Chelsea took over some weeks ago. Chelsea are at the top of the league at the moment despite the fact that Arsenal took four points off them in the league this season. In their first league meeting, Arsenal came out on top at the end of a five-goal thriller thanks to a 3-2 victory. The second league meeting between the two teams at the home of Chelsea ended in a goalless draw. Continue reading →

Arsenal Women are the only British representative left in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign which is at the quarterfinal stage. There’s no doubt that the North Londoners are one of the best womens soccer teams in England, but they have struggled to hold their own on the European football stage. However, it is important to point out that Arsenal Women have shown themselves to be one of the best eight womens soccer teams in Europe this season and the next target is to be one of the best four womens soccer teams on the European football scene, but German Bundesliga giants VFL Wolfsburg stand in their way.

VFL Wolfsburg stand in the way of Arsenal Women and a place in the semifinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League this season that would confirm their status as one of the top four teams as far as womens soccer in Europe is concerned. Continue reading →