Slegers confirms Arsenal star could return for Chelsea clash | OneFootball

Arsenal Women’s boss Renee Slegers has confirmed that Leah Williamson could return against Chelsea in the Champions League.

Williamson missed the first leg of the quarter-final and Arsenal’s north London derby victory at the weekend. However, the defender was spotted in team training earlier today, and has been called up to the England squad by Sarina Wiegman.

“We’ve just come off the training pitch, she was on the pitch today,” said Slegers. “We have to see with medical and the hand over, and see how she responds.

“Probably, my take, is a little bit more time to see how the muscle responded. But she was on the pitch today.”

She continued: “I think you saw the whole squad on the pitch today, apart from the long-term injuries.

“It was one of Leah’s first sessions so we’ll see how she responds to the session. But she was out on the pitch as well.”

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Arsenal will travel to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of the quarter-final with a two-goal lead, after defeating Chelsea 3-1 at the Emirates last week. However, Slegers maintains that the tie is far from over.

She insisted: “It was a very tight game against Chelsea in the first leg. We know it’s going to be a battle tomorrow again, so we will have to be on it.

“It’s only half-time, so there’s a lot of work to do for us. That’s the way we are going to approach the game.

“Of course we have a lot of experience in the group – as players, as staff as well, how to manage different moments and that’s what we definitely want to bring to the game tomorrow as well.”

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