LONDON, England – Arsenal no dey joke as dem ready to face FC Twente for UEFA Women’s Champions League tonight. Coach Renée Slegers don make two major changes to di starting XI after dem win 2-1 against Liverpool last Saturday. Na serious matter be this, as dem wan secure di points wey go push dem to di next round.
Katie McCabe and Victoria Pelova don enter di squad to replace Emily Fox and Frida Maanum wey dey chop bench now. E no dey sweet when players dey miss match due to injury, and dis time Laia Codina and Jenna Nighswonger go need to chill, dem no fit play dis match because dem get small knocks. As e be, Anneke Borbe go still dey guard di post, while Daphne van Domselaar dey sideline due to injury. E mean say di defense remain strong with Taylor Hinds, Lotte Wubben-Moy, and captain Steph Catley standing tall beside McCabe.
Di midfield formation go sabi itself, as Kyra Cooney-Cross go dey dance around Mariona Caldentey, while Pelova go dey do her magic in front of dem. Di attack no change as well, with Beth Mead and Olivia Smith flanking Alessia Russo. Dem dey expect some serious gists from dem tonight!
If you want know di full Arsenal lineup, check dis out: Borbe, Hinds, Wubben-Moy, Catley (C), McCabe, Cooney-Cross, Caldentey, Pelova, Mead, Smith, Russo. For di subs, wey dey ready to jump in if anything happen, dem be: Liddiard, Fox, Williamson, Harwood, Little, Maanum, Foord, Blackstenius.
On di other side, FC Twente dey ready to comot am! Their lineup no dey play small either: Lemey, Van der Vegt, Knol, Carleer, Tuin, Van Ginkel (C), Roord, Groenewegen, Oude Elberink, Ravensbergen, Proost be dia own. Dem get some strong substitutes too: Bussman, Abali, Hulst, Vliek, Andradottir, Te Brake, Verdaasdonk, Ivens, Gelevert. Dis match na big deal as dem both want shine for di competition.
Di match go start 8pm tonight, and fans dey yarn say dem no fit wait to see how di teams go perform for pitch! Will Arsenal carry di day and regain dem form? Or FC Twente go show dem wetin dem dey miss? Only time go tell, but one tins sure – dis match go dey interesting!
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