"Arsenal secured their first win of the new Champions League campaign, Beth Mead sending the ball crawling over the line against Benfica before Alessia Russo killed off the game with their second in Portugal. It wasn't pretty in the Estadio da Luz, but it was enough, just, with Arsenal's lack of cutting edge remaining a major concern. The return to the city of their heroic underdog triumph over Barcelona in the Champions League final in May,"
"The Gunners have dropped seven points in their opening six WSL games and went four games without a win before Sunday's less than convincing 1-0 win over Brighton halted that run. The character of the side that lost their opening Champions League match last season before going on to top the group and that came from behind in the quarter-final and semi final to set up that historic victory seems glaringly absent at present."
Arsenal secured a Champions League victory in Lisbon as Beth Mead forced the opener and Alessia Russo added a second to seal the win. The performance lacked polish at the Estadio da Luz and highlighted a persistent inability to finish chances. The team entered the match amid a rocky domestic start, dropping seven points from six WSL games and experiencing a four-match winless run before a narrow Brighton victory. Recent matches showed inconsistency: failure to convert dominance against Aston Villa, surrendering leads against Manchester City and Lyon, and squad adjustments for the trip saw several regulars omitted and a young centre-back sidelined with a groin problem.
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