"Melchie Dumornay punished both mistakes to turn the game around after Alessia Russo's early strike had put the Gunners ahead at Meadow Park. Arsenal goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar rushed her attempted pass out from the back and picked out Dumornay just outside her penalty area and the Champions League young player of the year for the last two seasons rolled the ball home at the second attempt."
"That undid the ideal start given to them by Russo in only the seventh minute of this repeat of last season's semi-final. Fellow England international Beth Mead's persistence allowed her to keep possession on the edge of the Lyon penalty area and slide through a pass which Russo drove left-footed across Christiane Endler. Caldentey tried to redeem herself with a 25th-minute volley when the ball dropped to her 20 yards out but her effort was well saved low down Endler."
"But the visitors continued to look the more dangerous and Tabitha Chawinga flashed a shot just wide of the post before then being denied by the goalkeeper, who got up quickly to stop Marie-Antoinette Katoto's rebound. Lyon had the best chance of the second half when Katoto stabbed wide from close range at the near post as Arsenal, who lost their opening game a year ago to Bayern Munich before going on to win the title, struggled to test Endler."
Arsenal suffered a 2-1 home defeat to OL Lyonnes in their Champions League opener. Alessia Russo gave Arsenal an early lead in the seventh minute after a pass from Beth Mead. Two defensive errors led directly to Melchie Dumornay's goals: a rushed pass from goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar picked out Dumornay for the equaliser, and a subsequent turnover after a rolled distribution allowed Dumornay to score again. Lyon remained the more threatening side with chances from Tabitha Chawinga and Marie-Antoinette Katoto, and Arsenal struggled to create sustained opportunities against Christiane Endler.
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