Renee Slegers believes that Arsenal reaching the Champions League final is a reward for the club’s continued investment in the women’s team. Arsenal booked a place in next month’s final in Lisbon by beating Lyon 4-1 in the second leg of their eventful last-four tie on Sunday.

Arsenal won 4-1 at Lyon in the second leg of their Womens Champions League semi-final to earn a 5-3 aggregate victory; Arsenal will play Barcelona in the final on Saturday May 24

Arsenal needed something special to overturn a first-leg deficit at Lyon. Renée Slegers laid the plan, and Kim Little & Co. executed it perfectly.