Arsenal supervisor Jonas Eidevall desires new signings to enhance his aspect’s assault regardless of their 9-1 rout of Zurich in the Women’s Champions League.
Frida Maanum’s hat-trick helped the Gunners top Group C with out injured duo Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead.
Eidevall says his crew, who can be seeded in the quarter-finals draw and play the second leg at house, have taken “enormous steps”.
He added: “We must recruit gamers who can provide us an finish product.”
“That is definitely one of many measurable elements now we have misplaced with these two gamers, that we have to take into accounts,” mentioned Eidevall as he mirrored on the lack of forwards Miedema and Mead with season-ending accidents.
Stina Blackstenius ended her seven-game goalless run with a brace and Caitlin Foord additionally netted twice because the 2007 champions completed two factors away from Lyon, who drew 0-0 at house to Juventus.
After Maanum had opened the scoring with an aesthetic free-kick from the sting of the penalty space, Foord swept in a Blackstenius cross for the second.
Foord then arrange Maanum for her second, earlier than the Norway worldwide turned supplier as she fed Blackstenius to attain from shut vary as Arsenal confirmed swagger in their dominant show.
Maanum then drilled in her third from distance six minutes into the second half, matched by a luxurious curling effort from Blackstenius three minutes later.
Fabienne Humm pulled one again for Zurich with a penalty following a slip by Leah Williamson, just for Foord to capitalise on a misplaced again move to make it seven.
Kim Little transformed from the spot and Mana Iwabuchi slotted in clinically with seven minutes remaining.
The Women’s Super League contenders will uncover their opponents in the ultimate eight when the draw is made on February 10.
Masterful Maanum stars in stroll
There is added strain on Arsenal’s forwards as they arrive to phrases with shedding top scorer Miedema, who ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament throughout their defeat to Lyon.
England worldwide Mead was already sidelined in November with the identical harm.
Miedema’s objectives had earned her aspect a crucial win at Ajax and 4 factors towards Juventus on their solution to reaching the knockout spherical, however Maanum’s masterclass in method and creativeness from set-pieces allayed any issues Arsenal might need had in this last group sport.
There is a nonchalance to Maanum’s method from free-kicks, putting the ball down and barely stepping again earlier than taking intention with devastating accuracy.
The effort for her first purpose – flawlessly floated over the wall and into the web – preceded an try from an virtually an identical place that grazed the crossbar.
There was little shock when she accomplished her stylish hat-trick with high quality ending.
On this sort of ruthless kind, and if Maanum can preserve her goalscoring feats, a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the primary time since 2013 seems to be properly inside Arsenal’s sights.