Saturday, November 16, 2024

Bompastor on team news, Arsenal and playing at the Emirates

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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Women’s Super League game against Arsenal (kick-off 13:45 BST).

Here are the key lines from her news conference:

  • Hannah Hampton, Erin Cuthbert and Catarina Macario will be available to face Arsenal.

  • Bompastor was pleased with a “good result” against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.

  • She said her side are “ready for a big game, a derby” against Arsenal, but she is expecting a “tough game”.

  • Despite it being a “special” fixture, the Blues boss believes it’s “three points, the same as the other ones”.

  • Bompastor said it was nice to collect her Manager of the Month award alongside Enzo Maresca, adding: “That’s always a good recognition even though I just want to thank my players because they are the ones doing good.”

  • “It’s part of the job” to play in bigger stadiums and her players are “ready mentally” to play at Emirates Stadium.

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[BBC]

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