Leah Williamson: Arsenal Women defender out of Champions League game vs Hacken due to concussion protocol
Lotte Wubben-Moy, Leah Williamson’s England team-mate, and Laia Codina, who won the World Cup with Spain last year, are in line to continue in defence as Arsenal look to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg; Lina Hurtig is still missing through an unspecified injury
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall believes his team have enough experience and quality to get a result against Hacken despite losing many big players
Leah Williamson has been ruled out of the second leg of Arsenal Women’s Champions League second-round tie against Hacken due to concussion protocol.
Williamson missed the Gunners’ WSL opener against Manchester City last weekend, which ended in a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Lotte Wubben-Moy, Williamson’s England team-mate, and Laia Codina, who won the World Cup with Spain last year, are in line to continue in defence as Arsenal look to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
Victoria Pelova and Steph Catley were also absent from training on Wednesday, with the latter also ruled out of Thursday evening’s clash.
Image: Leah Williamson is out of Arsenal Women's Champions League tie against Hacken
Manager Jonas Eidevall said when asked about Williamson’s absence: “I don’t have a timeframe on Leah’s injury at the moment. It’s guided by our medical team.
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“When I have something more concrete to communicate, I will do that. She sustained the concussion during an incident in training.
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“If we don’t qualify, I would definitely consider that a failure. We need to get into the groups.”
Eidevall confirmed Lina Hurtig is still missing through an unspecified injury but is back in training.
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