Gilly Flaherty
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

It's a beautiful penalty. Russo gets a little bit of height on it, a little bit of curl as well and completely send the goalkeeper the wrong way

That's huge for Russo, getting a hat-trick. Getting a hat-trick from playing in the ten position too, maybe that's the reason I'm not a manager eh!

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Géraldine Reuteler makes way for Lisa Baum.

Caitlin Foord runs onto a defence-splitting pass from Georgia Stanway and is taken down by Catarina Amado.

The referee thinks about it and then points to the spot.

Alessia Russo steps up to claim her hat-trick...

Gilly Flaherty
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

I think it has been a decent performance for Arsenal [so far]. They have had chances to add a few more to the tally and I think that's what they need - a game where they can just literally out numbers on the scoreboard and it might not be this one.

I feel like there's still so much talk about Arsenal not being clinical and not finishing their chances but it's a professional performance. If they can come away from here with a win and a clean sheet, I think that's a huge boost for them.

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This time Lena Pauels produces acrobatics to keep out a powerful Olivia Smith strike.

Double change for Benica.

18-year-old Carolina Tristao and Flourish Sabastine replace Anna Csiki and Lucia Alves.

Olivia Smith winds one up from a distance but Lena Pauels holds on.

Gilly Flaherty
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

I think Reuteler should have taken it earlier, in my opinion. When she ends up going a bit wide she's not really able to get the power or the angle to really finish it.

The Benfica defence and goalkeeping tonight have been brilliant.

Triple change for Arsenal.

Leah Williamson, Kim Little and Emily Fox come on.

Kyra Cooney-Cross, Taylor Hinds and Elisa De Almeida make way.

Geraldine Reutler runs onto a through ball and rounds goalkeeper Lena Pauels, but Diana Gomes makes a goal-saving clearance.

Gilly Flaherty
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

We could see it coming. Arsenal have been really pushing for that second goal.

It just goes over the top of the players in front of her and it's a beautifully headed down finish from Russo to get her second.

Andreia Norton shoots from the edge of the box and Misa Rodriguez parries wide. Benfica are going to have to produce a few more attacks from now on.

Lena Pauels saves a long-range striker from Taylor Hinds, before then having to tip a deflected Olvia Smith effort round the post.

Arsenal are piling on the pressure.

Alessia Russo is going to be having nightmares about Catarina Amado.

The Arsenal striker runs onto another fine Kyra Cooney-Cross pass, but the Benfica defender makes a superb tackle.

Another spell of sustained Arsenal pressure ends with the ball running to Russo seven yards out, but she shoots straight at Lena Pauels in the Benfica goal!

Gilly Flaherty
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

You see Smith picking it up, making that run in the wide area and managing to get the ball in.

Russo is adamant it should have been a corner and I think she's right.

Olivia Smith reaches the byline and crosses, but Alessia Russo can't keep her header down.

The Arsenal striker is convinced it came off the defender's head last, and the replays show she is right. But a goal-kick is given.

A free-kick routine results in Ona Batlle taking a shot from the edge of the box - a few ricochets take the ball into the path of an unmarked Caitlin Foord, but her close-range effort is well saved. The offside flag goes up, so it wouldn't have counted anyway.