Real Madrid Femenino hosted Arsenal in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in the Women’s Champions League, and they secured a 2-0 victory after goals from Linda Caicedo and

The first was arguably the pick of the bunch. Dortmund attacker Julian Brandt rose highest at the near post to direct Julian Ryerson’s cross on target, with his glancing header requiring a reaction stop from Chevalier, who could not push the ball out of harm’s way.

While Renée Slegers’ side suffered a damaging defeat in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, with goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo giving Real Madrid a 2-0 victory, the biggest talking point was not the game, but the state of the pitch.