Lyon 1-5 Arsenal: Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead hit doubles to fire Gunners top of Group C

Lyon 1-5 Arsenal: Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead hit doubles to help fire Jonas Eidevall’s side to the top of Group C… as the Gunners make a blistering start to their Champions League campaign

• Arsenal thrashed Lyon 5-1 as they made a winning start to the Champions League
• Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead each netted a brace as Frida Maanum scored one
• The Gunners climbed to the summit of Group C – level on points with Juventus 

By Kathryn Batte For Mailonline

Published: 21:55 BST, 19 October 2022 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 October 2022

Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead each scored twice as Arsenal dismantled Lyon 5-1 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Wednesday.

Frida Maanum followed up Foord’s early opener with a goal of her own in the 22nd minute, before Lyon’s Melvine Malard clawed one back for the home side.

Mead’s first on the stroke of half-time opened the flood gates for Arsenal, as she and Foord added to their respective goal tallies in the second to cap off a scintillating display for Jonas Eidevall’s side.

More to follow. 

Arsenal made a strong start to the Champions League as they beat Lyon 5-1 on Wednesday

Both Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead (pictured) scored twice to help seal the convincing victory

Foord opened the scoring for Arsenal 13th minute before doubling her tally in the second-half