While Renée Slegers’ side suffered a damaging defeat in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, with goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo giving Real Madrid a 2-0 victory, the biggest talking point was not the game, but the state of the pitch.

Real Madrid defeated Arsenal 2-0 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on a wet night at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano. Las Blancas secured passage to the Champions League knockout phase on the road to Lisbon,

Linda Caicedo has shined on a rainy evening in the Spanish capital as Real Madrid has beaten Arsenal 2-0 in the first leg of the women's Champions League quarterfinals.