Women's Champions League: Arsenal rout Zurich 9-1 to top group and qualify seeded for last eight
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Updated 21/12/2022 at 22:39 GMT
It was a masterclass from Arsenal in Switzerland, as they hit Zurich for nine in their final group-stage Champions League match. The result saw the Gunners, without injured duo Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead, qualify seeded for the quarter-finals. Frida Maanum netted a hat-trick for the visitors, and Stina Blackstenius got a double. Elsewhere, Barcelona and Bayern Munich both won comfortably.
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Arsenal routed Zurich 9-1 to top their Women's Champions League Group C and qualify seeded for the last eight.
The Gunners were in ruthless form as they dispatched their helpless hosts, with Frida Maanum netting a hat-trick and Stina Blackstenius a double.
With Lyon unable to beat Juventus, the result saw Arsenal win the group with 13 points from their six games, and 19 goals scored.
Maanum was first to get on the scoresheet from a free kick, before Caitlin Foord converted to make it two.
Maanum then got a second, and a fourth arrived before the break via Blackstenius.
Arsenal brought up their fifth and six in quick time after the resumption, but the home side pulled one back via Fabienne Humm's penalty on 64 minutes.
The Gunners were in no mood for further generosity however and Foord, Kim Little and Mana Iwabuchi all netted thereafter to cap off a fine evening for Jonas Eidevall's team.
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The final score on the scoreboard during the UEFA Women's Champions League group C match between FC Zürich and Arsenal at WeFox Arena on December 21, 2022 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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As a result of their win and being seeded, Arsenal will have the second leg of their quarter-final tie at home.
Elsewhere, it was similarly one-way traffic at the Camp Nou as Barcelona thrashed Rosengard 6-0, with Asisat Oshoala getting a brace.
In the same Group D, Bayern Munich also won, seeing off Benfica 2-0.
Barcelona and Bayern therefore both ended the group stage with 15 points, but the Catalans topped the group by virtue of their superior goal difference.
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