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Arsenal in Belgium for first leg of Champions League knockouts Frida Maanum double and fine Olivia Smith finish put Gunners in control Second leg in London next Wednesday (20: 00 GMT) Winners to play Chelsea in quarter-finals Manchester United at Atletico Madrid tomorrow (20: 00 GMT) Ciara Fleming and Alex Brotherton Use form above Would love to see Kyra Cooney-Cross on for Mariona Caldentey to save her minutes and Kyra has been fabulous playing in the midfield position this season Ethan, Milton Keynes With tonight's game settled I'd be surprised if we don't see these sort of changes from Renee Slegers sooner rather than later. OH Leuven 0-3 Arsenal Arsenal have now matched the scoreline they notched in the previous meeting between these teams on matchday six of the league phase. A long, long way back for Leuven now, not only tonight but in this two-legged play-off tie. Frida Maanum (52 mins) Game over. Caitlin Foord shakes off the attentions of Saar Janssen in the box before squaring for Frida Maanum to tap home from a few yards out for her second of the night. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Annnd just as I say that Leuven counter through Jada Conijnenberg who switches out to the right. The cross comes in from Jeslynn Kuijpers but it flashes through the six yard box and behind. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Arsenal have picked up where they left off at half-time. It's wave after wave of attack from the Gunners and Leuven just can't get out of their own box. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Ooof what a hit. Victoria Pelova finds herself with yards and yards of space to run into and does so before firing a vicious drive that flies just wide of the upright. That would have been a goal of the season contender if it had found its way inside the post. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Smilla Holmberg races past Saar Janssen to get to the byline before picking out Caitlin Foord at the back stick with a peach of a cross. Foord gets caught between two minds though, neither volleying at goal nor laying off to a team-mate in the end. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Olivia Smith gets us back under way in Belgium. HT: OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Yep that change has been confirmed as Holmberg takes the place of Emily Fox at right-back. Makes sense, no need to risk a red card with Leuven targeting that channel with pace in the first half. HT: OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Looks like Renee Slegers has turned to her bench at half time, as Smilla Holmberg has come out with the rest of the Arsenal first XI. While we wait for the second half, why not pit your wits against our weekly quiz? We want you to name every team to have won the Women's Champions League, from it's first iteration in 2001-02 as the Women's Cup, right up until the present day. 24 teams have been crowned queens of the continent in that time - This Riddle post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. . This Riddle post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. HT: OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal While they may be 2-0 down, OH Leuven have given a good account of themselves so far, offering a threat and worrying the Arsenal back line. That said, they do need to find a cutting edge in the final third. Three shots, none on target in the first half. HT: OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Unsurprisingly the majority of Arsenal's attacking play came in the wide areas in that first half, with the interchanging Caitlin Foord and Chloe Kelly causing havoc for the Leuven defence, particularly on the right. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal The European champions are in firm control of this play-off with a quarter of the tie gone, thanks to goals from Frida Maanum and Olivia Smith. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Olivia Smith gets a few 'ooos' and 'ahhs' from the travelling fans as she brings the ball down in the box with a wonderful piece of chest control. The move fizzles out though. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say A little disappointed to see Wubben-Moy back on the bench. Obviously, rotating the squad to bring in Leah Williamson is an easy decision, but its been great to see Lotte starting and getting back to where she was a couple of seasons ago. Liam, Sheffield OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal We'll have just the one minute of additional time at the end of this first half. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal I'll be honest with you, I'm just as confused as you guys as to what happened there. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Leuven win their first corner of the game after Aurelie Reynders her long range shot blocked by Emily Fox. They take it short to centre-half Zenia Mertens who fires at Katie Mc Cabe from point blank range. Confusion ensues as the referee stops play, it wasn't a handball or head injury, and then Mertens ends up with a yellow card for complaining. OH Leuven 0-2 Arsenal Ah so close to the third! 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