Arsenal beat Chelsea to go level with them at the top of the Women’s Super League (WSL), while Liga F leaders Barcelona continued their dominance as Real Madrid conceded late goals against Sevilla. And all is not right with Paris Saint-Germain. If there’s one thing we learned from football across Europe this weekend, it’s that anything can change in the final minutes.
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Arsenal turn on the style against Chelsea
In a statement performance, Arsenal “bullied” Chelsea (Emma Hayes’ postmatch words) in a 4-1 win played in front of a record crowd of 59,042 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday lunchtime.
The Gunners were on point from the opening minutes and scored three goals in the first half as Beth Mead netted in the eighth minute and Alessia Russo and Victoria Pelova ran the show. Chelsea boss Hayes looked visibly frustrated on the sidelines as her team failed to find their connections and were unable to play their way through the Arsenal press.
A raft of half-time changes, including a formation change, were unable to turn the tide and Russo’s 74th-minute penalty ensured that Arsenal closed the gap at the top of the…
