Fifa Women’s Champions Cup semi-final LIVE: Arsenal vs FAR Rabat – score & live text commentary

African champions AS FAR Rabat were Morocco’s first professional team and have invested in their women’s team like no other in Africa over the past decade.

They have dominated domestically, winning all but one league title since 2013, but were put to the test by European champions Arsenal.

They earned a first-round bye, then beat Chinese club Wuhan Jiangda in extra time to earn the right to face Arsenal.

However, Slegers’ side were full of confidence after a strong performance against Chelsea at the weekend and were keen to make an early mark of their superiority.

Often criticized for failing to capitalize on their creativity, Arsenal have fallen behind their WSL rivals this season but have been clinical at Brentford.

Arsenal will have been keen to create momentum and this was an effective way to do so, especially as league leaders Manchester City are next.

Slegers was able to rotate his team, resting key players Russo and Fox early on, and it played out as expected as Arsenal fought their way to Sunday’s final.

They took their foot off the accelerator in the second half with victory all but assured and Slegers made the most of his options coming off the bench.

The £1.7million prize awarded to Sunday’s winners provides a significant incentive for Arsenal. This is the largest prize pool allocated to a women’s football interclub competition.

It would also be the ideal opportunity to crown their success in the Champions League, by going even further in this new global competition.