Arsenal beat Rosenborg 1-0 thanks to Frida Maanum’s first-half strike, with the hosts giving a dominant display to secure a spot in qualifying round two
Jonas Eidevall said he was glad that no English team will have to go through the Champions League mini-tournament qualifying format again, calling it a “relic of the past” and criticising the 72-hour turnaround between the fixtures, with the format of next year’s competition changing.on Wednesday night in a mini-tournament semi-final, and then Rosenborg 1-0 in the final, to progress to round two of Champions League qualifying. Last season Eidevall’s side crashed out in the first round,.
Asked whether, despite the format change, which will see the Champions League operate similarly to the new format for the men’s competition, it would still be an ongoing problem given WSL and Champions League scheduling can often lead to 72-hour gaps between games once the tournament proper starts, Eidevall said: “That’s just science. The WSL has zero concerns about it, Uefa has zero concerns about it.
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