Lina Hurtig scored an 89th minute tap-in to help Arsenal Women qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Juventus at Emirates Stadium.
Find out who impressed with our Gooner Fanzine Player Ratings on a bitterly cold evening in North London.
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Daphne van Domselaar 7.5/10
Kept an impressive third clean sheet in a row. A couple of simple stops in the first half before saving expertly from Arianna Caruso, low down to her far post.
Katie McCabe 6.5/10
A beautiful backheeled flick into Mariona Caldentey was the highlight of the Ireland captain’s game.
Steph Catley 6.5/10
Allowed McCabe to push high up the pitch on the left wing, offering Arsenal defensive security and a left-footed option in central defence.
Leah Williamson 6.5/10
Praised in Renee Slegers’ pre-match press conference having enjoyed a resurgence under the interim head coach. Headed over the crossbar from McCabe’s corner with 20 minutes remaining.
Emily Fox 6/10
Inverted centrally on a regular basis, using her athleticism to cover every blade of grass. Some rare sloppy passes.
Lia Walti 6.5/10
A crucial tackle in the 36th minute to stop Juventus going through on the counter attack after an Arsenal corner was cleared.
Kim Little 6/10
Kept the midfield ticking over.
Caitlin Foord 6.5/10
Denied by a Juventus block on the goal line in the second half after firing towards goal from close range.
Frida Maanum 6.5/10
Fired over the bar midway through the first half after dispossessing Paulina Krumbiegel, and came close again just shy of the hour mark- perhaps should have scored.
Mariona Caldentey 5.5/10
Worked hard in and out of possession but struggled to knit play together
Alessia Russo 5/10
Drifted wide to try and get into the game on a difficult night for the otherwise in-form striker.
Beth Mead (Sub, 67’) 5.5/10
Replaced Foord.
Stina Blackstenius (Sub, 67’) 5.5/10
Assumed the number nine role from the bench with Russo dropping deep. Could have made it 2-0 but was denied well by Peyraud-Magnin.
Lina Hurtig (Sub, 80’)
Missed an open goal with a header shortly after coming on, before netting the winner with one minute of normal time remaining.
Rosa Kafaji (Sub, 88’)
Subs not used: Manu Zinsberger, Naomi Williams, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Laia Codina, Kathrine Kuhl, Laura Wienroither, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Katie Reid.