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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 45 MIN

New stadia, a slip for City & advantage Arsenal in Europe

from BBC Women's Football Weekly · host BBC Radio 5 Live

Ellen, Jen and Ben digest a huge week, which saw WSL leaders Man City drop points and put Arsenal 90 minutes from the Champions League final. With Arsenal taking a 2-1 lead into the semi-final second leg; how were they able to handle Lyon? And can they keep it up? In the other semi, it's level between Bayern Munich and Barcelona where Franziska Kett was sent off for a hair-pull; are we seeing more of that as an offence? As for the WSL, Manchester City remain in the driving seat for the title, but how costly might Saturday's loss to Brighton prove to be?  And as Chelsea make a permanent move to Stamford Bridge and Brighton announce a new purpose-built stadium, how do clubs ensure that these projects work? And what do Ellen and Jen want to see as part of the plans? TIMECODES: 2:05 Arsenal show up in the second half of their semi 11:57 Flair on show between Bayern Munich and Barcelona  20:30 Is hair-pulling becoming more common in football or are we just more aware of it now?  23'14 Will Manchester City be concerned by dropping points at Brighton?  28:19 Manchester United's slump  32:56 Sam Kerr levels the Chelsea WSL goal scoring record 34:24 Sonia Bompastor and Sam Kerr on Chelsea's move to Stamford Bridge 35:15 Brighton release proposal for Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium 42:57 WSL2 goes to the final day

Ellen, Jen and Ben digest a huge week, which saw WSL leaders Man City drop points and put Arsenal 90 minutes from the Champions League final. With Arsenal taking a 2-1 lead into the semi-final second leg; how were they able to handle Lyon? And can they keep it up? In the other semi, it's level between Bayern Munich and Barcelona where Franziska Kett was sent off for a hair-pull; are we seeing more of that as an offence? As for the WSL, Manchester City remain in the driving seat for the title, but how costly might Saturday's loss to Brighton prove to be?  And as Chelsea make a permanent move to Stamford Bridge and Brighton announce a new purpose-built stadium, how do clubs ensure that these projects work? And what do Ellen and Jen want to see as part of the plans? TIMECODES: 2:05 Arsenal show up in the second half of their semi 11:57 Flair on show between Bayern Munich and Barcelona  20:30 Is hair-pulling becoming more common in football or are we just more aware of it now?  23'14 Will Manchester City be concerned by dropping points at Brighton?  28:19 Manchester United's slump  32:56 Sam Kerr levels the Chelsea WSL goal scoring record 34:24 Sonia Bompastor and Sam Kerr on Chelsea's move to Stamford Bridge 35:15 Brighton release proposal for Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium 42:57 WSL2 goes to the final day

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