"It was a really important win. I think we know the attitude of the team. We'd seen it a lot last year. In tough moments, we always rise. You can never count us out, and I think we felt that [on Wednesday]. We were really dominant in our second-half performance. Now, we want to build on that going forward. We can score all we want, but if we're not defensively solid, I don't believe you win championships and you win tournaments."
Arsenal haven't really had a sniff yet. Real are pressing hard and keeping the hosts in their own half. There is chatter among the Arsenalati as to how soon Kyra Cooney-Cross will displace Kim Little, begins Charles Antaki. The latter is no youngster, though retiring from international football has kept her going for a while yet. But it's stating the obvious that Arsenal have missed her composure and problem-solving in midfield these last games while she's been injured.