Freddie Cardy at Emirates Stadium
Arsenal Women will take on record eight-time European champions Lyon in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals.
Alessia Russo scored a brace either side of Mariona Caldentey's finish as the Gunners overturned a 2-0 first leg defeat to beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate.
The Gunners scored three times in 13 second half minutes at Emirates Stadium to seal a second Champions League semi-final in third seasons.
Arsenal will host Lyon at Emirates Stadium in the first leg on either Saturday April 19 or Sunday April 20, before travelling to Lyon the following weekend.
Ticket information will be revealed tomorrow (Thursday).
On Lyon: "They're going to be a challenge, but we don't shy away from a challenge, we look forward to it."
— Freddie Cardy (@CardyFreddie) March 26, 2025
Lyon beat Bayern Munich 6-1 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals, winning 4-1 on Wednesday night in the second leg.
Manager Joe Montemurro led Arsenal to their last Women's Super League title in 2018/19, before a spell in charge of Juventus after leaving the Gunners in 2021.
Montemurro took over the French champions from current Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor last summer
