On the exterior of the redecorated Emirates stadium, Arsenal’s quadruple-winning women’s team of 2006-07 heave on red ropes, pulling up the former UWCL trophy. A trophy no other English team has won. That achievement is given equal billing opposite the men’s “Invincibles” team who are similarly raising high a gold Premier League trophy.
Inside the stadium, the depleted Gunners battled valiantly but could not pull themselves into their second Champions League final, losing 3-2 to the two-times European champions Wolfsburg, with the winner coming deep into extra time. There was no Beth Mead, no Vivianne Miedema, no Kim Little, no Caitlin Foord and no Leah Williamson and, ultimately, there wasn’t enough in the absolutely outstanding legs that remained, legs that gave everything for a record 60,063 fans that urged them onwards.
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