Arsenal vs Lyon first leg

Arsenal host OL Lyonnes on Sunday, April 26, in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final at Emirates Stadium. (uefa.com) Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. in London, which UEFA lists as 07:30 on its fixtures page, and Arsenal said the match will be played at Emirates Stadium and shown live on Disney+. (arsenal.com) (uefa.com) The return leg is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, with the winner advancing to the final in Oslo on May 23. (arsenal.com) (uefa.com) Arsenal reached the last four after beating Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, even after losing the second leg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on April 1. (arsenal.com) (chelseafc.com) OL Lyonnes got here by overturning a first-leg deficit against Wolfsburg and winning 4-0 after extra time on April 2, sealing a 4-1 aggregate victory and a 15th semi-final appearance. (uefa.com) UEFA cast Arsenal vs. Lyon as one of two semi-final ties that will decide the finalists in Oslo, with Bayern Munich facing Barcelona in the other bracket. UEFA’s preview also framed Arsenal’s Alessia Russo against Lyon captain Wendie Renard as one of the headlining player matchups. (uefa.com 1) (uefa.com 2) The pairing is also a rematch. Arsenal said the clubs will meet in the semi-finals for a second straight year after the English side knocked out Chelsea and Lyon advanced past Wolfsburg. (arsenal.com) For Arsenal, the first leg is the chance to take a lead to France. For Lyon, it is the first step in another run at a European final that now ends, for whichever club survives, in Oslo on May 23. (ol.fr) (uefa.com)