It was another action-packed weekend of women’s football across Europe. There was plenty of interest at both ends of leagues across the continent, while the English FA Cup is down to the final eight teams.
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Keating stars as Manchester City get revenge over Arsenal
Games given the red-carpet treatment rarely live up to the hype and that was certain the case in the FA Cup on Sunday lunchtime when Arsenal welcomed Manchester City to Borehamwood for the second time this season. Unlike the first meeting in the WSL though, Arsenal weren’t the team to snatch a late, and somewhat unexpected, win.
Young hotshot goalkeeper Khiara Keating was again in fine form for City, as the 19-year-old put any lingering demons to bed after a costly error on her last trip to Hertfordshire, and her eye-catching saves were enough to hold on for a 1-0 win — including a clawed effort that could well have crossed the line (though there is no VAR or goal-line technology) — and repel a late rally from the Gunners.
The game was ultimately decided by Laia Aleixandri‘s 74th-minute effort from a corner as City booked…
