Arsenal vs Real Madrid LIVE: Team news and Women’s Champions League updates

We’re expecting team news shortly, with Kim Little a doubt for Arsenal after she was forced off in the second half of their last outing, a 4-0 win over Liverpool.

Lotte Wubben-Moy remains unavailable for selection, but Victoria Pelova made her return against Liverpool from a long-term knee injury and will add depth to the hosts’ bench.

Elsewhere in the Women’s Champions League, substitute Vivianne Miedema scored a brace as Manchester City inflicted Chelsea’s first defeat of the season by beating them 2-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Joie Stadium.

Miedema, having come off the bench for the start of the second half, put City in front on the hour mark, rifling in the rebound when Hannah Hampton tipped Laia Aleixandri’s header against the crossbar.

And after Chelsea substitute Johanna Rytting Kaneryd had struck the bar at the other end in the 80th minute, Miedema added her second with two minutes of normal time remaining to give City a two-goal advantage heading into Thursday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge.

A reminder of the quarter-finallists from the draw in February:

Real Madrid vs Arsenal (first leg: 2-0)

Manchester City vs Chelsea (first leg: 2-0)

Wolfsburg vs FC Barcelona (first leg: 4-1)

Bayern Munich vs Lyon (first leg: 0-2)

And Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman also raised concerns over player safety after the match was overshadowed by poor playing conditions.

Held at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, the 6,000-seater home of Real’s reserves, questions were raised at why the contest wasn’t staged at the Bernabeu, which was available during the men’s international break.

The visitors conceded a 2-0 first-leg deficit as Real Madrid made a strong start to their quarter-final ahead of the second half of the tie at the Emirates Stadium next week.

Much of the focus after the game was on the substandard playing surface at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, with both sides struggling for fluency on a waterlogged, muddy pitch – but Arsenal the worse off.

A wretched night and poor playing conditions in the Spanish capital made it far from an evening for fluent football, but the hosts struck twice on the counter-attack to take a strong lead to the Emirates Stadium next week. Colombian Linda Caicedo capitalised on a poor error from Leah Williamson – the Lionesses captain miscontrolling a skidding ball – to put Real ahead in a first half of few chances.

Arsenal improved after the break with both Caitlin Foord and Chloe Kelly introduced at the interval, though could not beat impressive home goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez. That allowed Athenea to extend the lead late on, firing past Manuela Zinsberger, to leave the Spanish side in control of the tie as they prepare to travel to London next week.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the second leg of Arsenal’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

The Gunners have a 2-0 deficit to make up from the away leg, otherwise their Champions League campaign is over.