""Once you win it, everyone wants to beat you. And, ultimately, we've got up our game again," Mead told Disney+. "We had an up-and-down Champions League season last season, and obviously, we don't want to play out like that again. "But we're looking forward to the challenge. We've got to step up to the challenge, and we've got to be even better than we were last year.""
""A good atmosphere, great stadium, great pitch," she told Arsenal's media channels. "It was a nice Champions League night. "The first half, I think we spent a lot of time in their half. We didn't really move the ball quick enough to create big chances with the possession we had, but I think we did well out of possession and nullified their threat. We had to stay patient, work on the details."
Arsenal secured a 2-0 victory over Benfica in Lisbon thanks to second-half goals from Beth Mead (57th minute) and Alessia Russo late on. The reigning champions had lost 2-1 to Lyon in their opener and now occupy 10th in the new-format Champions League table after two games, in the play-off spots. Arsenal dominated possession (68.2%) and generated 13 shots worth 1.8 xG but required clinical finishing, converting both shots on target. Daphne van Domselaar kept a clean sheet with four saves. Arsenal struggled to create big chances in the first half, showing patience and benefiting from energetic substitutes to seal the win.
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