After some days of heavy admin (!), Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final at residence to Lyon has lastly been set for Sunday, 26 April at 3.30pm at Arsenal Stadium. The return leg will happen on Saturday, 2 May at 3pm CET at OL Parc.
The date for the house leg has taken a while to set as a result of London Marathon on April 26, two FA Cup semi-finals to rearrange at Wembley Stadium over the identical weekend and the presence of the Arsenal males’s residence recreation towards Newcastle United provisionally organized for five.30pm on Saturday, 25 April.
Add within the UEFA requirement that the away workforce be allowed the chance to coach on the house workforce’s pitch the day earlier than a UEFA tie and it has all been a little bit of a headache! One of the FA Cup semi-finals, Leeds v Chelsea, will happen at Wembley on the identical day and that is thought-about a fixture the place excessive police presence is required, placing pressure on the native police drive. Women’s soccer video games are inclined to require far fewer police.
Tickets for Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg can be found here.
