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Sonia Bompastor hailed her Chelsea team as being in a “good position” to win the Women’s Super League title for the sixth year in a row after they stretched their lead at the top to nine points with a “huge” 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday.
Guro Reiten’s 84th-minute penalty and Katie McCabe’s sending-off for dissent in the aftermath was the difference for the Blues at Stamford Bridge, who ended Arsenal’s unbeaten run under new manager Renée Slegers while maintaining their own. “In terms of psychological elements, the win is huge, but there are a lot of games to be played,” said the Chelsea manager. “If we keep the right mentality, if we keep almost all the players available, we are in a good position but you never know what can happen in football.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/26/sonia-bompastor-salutes-her-chelsea-side-for-huge-wsl-win-over-arsenal
Author : Suzanne Wrack at Stamford Bridge
Publish date : 2025-01-26 16:39:00
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