Benfica's best moment ends in a deep free-kick finding Diana Gomes and she powerfully heads towards goal, but Daphne van Domselaar does superbly to throw herself to her left and get two hands to the ball to push it wide for a superb save.

Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

Benfica are executing the game plan they wanted. When Arsenal have a restart, Benfica want to press high and win the ball.

They knew they were facing a tough opposition, the champions, and they had to be astute.

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Beth Mead looks to get free to get a shot away, only for Christy Ucheibe to show some solid defending with a vital block.

That should be 1-0 to the Arsenal. Lotte Wubben-Moy drifts free of her marker at a corner and has a free header six yards out. But the England international can only steer the ball just wide of the post. What a chance that was.

In the other two Champions League games going on, it is 1-1 in the match between Bayern Munich and Juventus, while Real Madrid are 1-0 up in their tie at Paris St-Germain.

Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

That pass absolutely eliminates the whole Arsenal defence. The narrow strike makes it predictable for Van Domselaar to gather the ball.

A bit of a warning shot for Arsenal.

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Benfica have a shot on target as Diana Silva looks to fire into the roof of the net but her attempt, from a tight angle, doesn't have enough power or height on it and Daphne van Domselaar leaps up to claim the ball above her head.

Good positioning from the keeper.

Arsenal winger Mariona Caldentey picks up a gift of a poor backpass and looks to cause problems down the right, but her cross is deflected and loops up into the arms of Lena Pauels and Benfica get away with that one.

Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

I think Benfica will be happy at the moment. They're able to control Arsenal's rotations in the wide areas.

A first look at the goal for Arsenal as Beth Mead whips a free-kick from 25 yards out over the wall but just over the top. Even if it had gone under the bar, home keeper Lena Pauels would have been well placed to push it over though.

Neither side has registered a shot on target yet in the opening 16 minutes.

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Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

Benfica, when they win the ball, are turning it over in their half. They need to be careful not to allow Arsenal to have those opportunities in and around their box.

Olivia Smith wins the ball near the halfway line, and tries to send it back to Gunners goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, but the passback is a poor one and goes for a corner. But, luckily, it doesn't prove a costly mistake with the Benfica set-piece coming to nothing.

Olivia Smith, operating on the Arsenal right wing, is seeing a lot of the ball early on. Her first cross can't find a team-mate and her second is hooked behind for a corner, which the hosts head clear convincingly.

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Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on Disney+

This is an opportunity for Arsenal to jump on the momentum they're trying to create after their win over Brighton in the WSL.

They're going to have to be mindful of Benfica and their threat going forward, especially in transition.

Benfica winger Carolina Tristao, at the age of 16, makes her first Champions League start after playing for the last 12 minutes of the 2-1 loss to Juventus in matchday one.

And the game is under way.

This game tonight is being held at Benfica's superb Estádio da Luz and it's just a shame there is not a bigger crowd in attendance for a visit of the European champions.

But those there are doing everything they can to generate a fantastic atmopshere and have just been treated to a superb light show to crank up the mood even further.

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Jen Beattie
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Women's Football Weekly

This is what's amazing about football, the games come thick and fast at this point of the season. It's very much short-term memory, put the last one to bed and focus on the rest.

It's a big game for Arsenal, they need to put points on the board and this is a very good opportunity for them to do that.