Renée Slegers has made five changes to the starting XI for tonight’s UEFA Women’s Champions League opener against Lyon.

Katie Reid returns to centre-back, replacing Lotte Wubben-Moy from Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Manchester City.

At left-back, Taylor Hinds starts tonight at Borehamwood in place of Katie McCabe, while Frida Maanum comes in for Victoria Pelova in midfield.

On the wings, Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead replace Olivia Smith and Caitlin Foord.

LINE-UPs

Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Fox, Reid, Catley, Hinds, Mariona, Little (C), Maanum, Kelly, Mead, Russo

Substitutes: Zinsberger, Borbe, Wubben-Moy, Codina, McCabe, Nighswonger, Harwood, Cooney-Cross, Pelova, Smith, Foord, Blackstenius

Lyon XI: Endler, Tarciane, Renard (C), Engen, Bacha, Dumornay, Heaps, Shrader, Diani, Katoto, Chawinga

Substitutes: Micah, Junttila Nelhage, Becho, Lawrence, Egurrola, Hegerberg, Sombath, Yohannes, Svava, Benyahia, Brand, Joseph

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