Arsenal's 16 year wait to play in the UEFA Champions League semifinals is officially over, ousting the reigning champions Real Madrid with a 2-1 win on Wednesday that ensured they would come out of the quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate victory.

It wasn't pretty but it sure was effective, and Arsenal are headed to the UEFA Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 after beating Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday (5-1 on aggregate).

Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the first leg of the Uefa Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Lyon at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal, who are the only English team to win the competition,