Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 to reach WCL semis

Arsenal boss Sonia Bompastor was sent off in the final seconds after a hair pull on Alyssa Thompson went unpunished, sparking fury over the refereeing. Bompastor criticized the VAR system, stating, "If the VAR again is not able to check that situation, I don't know why we have VAR," and felt the controversial first-leg goal disallowed contributed to the tie result.

Despite a frantic finish where Chelsea missed several chances and Stina Blackstenius had a goal ruled out by VAR, Lauren James struck the post and Sjoeke Nusken scored a late equalizer. Arsenal captain Kim Little expressed hope to defend their title against either Lyon or Wolfsburg in the semi-finals.