Since Arsenal were the ones holding the advantage from the previous match, they were happy to invite Chelsea Women onto their half. We were also happy to take on the opportunity, which led to Sjoeke Nüsken setting an unfortunate tune to the Blues’ performance with a missed chance that would haunt us for the remainder of the game.

Instead, a stoppage-time effort from Nusken was not enough to overturn their first-leg deficit and Chelsea lost 3-2 on aggregate — their earliest exit from this competition since 2021-22, at the hands...

That came during a frantic period in which Gunners keeper Daphne van Domselaar made two impressive late saves at the other end - the first to beat away a Lauren James shot before Veerle Buurman turned...