Arsenal blow Lyon away! Gunners destroy Girls’s Champions League holders’ dwelling report in France

• UWCL winners crushed at dwelling
• First time they’ve conceded 5 at dwelling
• Gunners off to excellent begin this season

WHAT HAPPENED? The French giants had been humiliated on dwelling soil of their opening recreation of the marketing campaign as doubles from Beth Mead and Caitlin Foord and a purpose from Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum fired the Gunners to victory.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The report eight-time Champions League winners have by no means conceded 5 objectives at dwelling earlier than. The final time they conceded so many objectives was in 2005, once they suffered a defeat by the identical scoreline at CNFE Clairfontaine.

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THE VERDICT:

Arsenal nice Ian Wright summed up the Gunners’ jubilation with a video of him laughing on the rating.

WHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL? The north London membership will look to protect their unbeaten begin to the Girls’s Tremendous League on Sunday once they tackle Liverpool. 4 days later, they may tackle Zurich within the Champions League.