VAR, fine margins & 'superior' Lyon cost Arsenal Champions League final spot

Lyon beat Arsenal to reach Women's Champions League final

Mere millimetres.

That, combined with a lengthy VAR check, was what knocked defending champions Arsenal out of the Women's Champions League in the cruellest of fashion.

The Gunners were heading for extra-time in Lyon after Alessia Russo scored with 15 minutes remaining to level the tie on aggregate.

But their dreams of reaching back-to-back European finals were soon crushed when Jule Brand's late goal was allowed to stand following a Video Assistant Referee check that for lasted three minutes and 10 seconds.

VAR, fine margins & 'superior' Lyon cost Arsenal Champions League final spot

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