Overview
- Arsenal, protecting a 3-1 first-leg lead, advanced Wednesday despite a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
- Sjoeke Nüsken scored in the 94th minute for Chelsea, but the late strike left no time to erase the aggregate deficit.
- Stina Blackstenius’s 80th-minute header for Arsenal was ruled offside after a marginal VAR review.
- Daphne van Domselaar preserved Arsenal’s lead with key late saves, including tipping Nüsken’s header onto the post.
- Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor was sent off for protesting an uncalled hair pull on Alyssa Thompson, deepening her public criticism of VAR across both legs.