Arsenal women's win 2-1 with Smith

Arsenal Women came from behind to beat OL Lyonnes 2-1 on Sunday and take a one-goal lead into the second leg of their Women's Champions League semifinal. (uefa.com) Jule Brand put Lyon ahead in the 18th minute with a solo run and finish from the edge of the box, giving the French side its only shot on target of the first half. (uefa.com) Arsenal leveled in the 58th minute when Mariona Caldentey's free kick was spilled by goalkeeper Christiane Endler and went in as an Ingrid Syrstad Engen own goal after a VAR check. (arsenal.com) (espn.com) The winner came in the 83rd minute after Engen misread a back-pass from Lindsey Heaps, Olivia Smith reached the ball first, saw her first effort saved, and converted the rebound. (espn.com) (wsls.com) UEFA said it was Arsenal's first home win against Lyon, and the crowd at Emirates Stadium was 26,758. The second leg is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, at OL Stadium. (uefa.com) Arsenal are the defending European champions, while Lyon are the competition's record eight-time winners. The clubs also met in last season's semifinal, when Arsenal recovered from a first-leg home defeat to advance. (wsls.com) The other semifinal is level after Bayern Munich and Barcelona drew 1-1 in Germany, leaving both ties open heading into next weekend's return matches. The final is set for Oslo on May 23. (espn.com) (wsls.com) Arsenal leave London with the edge, but only by one goal, and the semifinal now shifts to Lyon on May 2. (uefa.com)