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Each Wednesday, we highlight the very best pieces in women’s football analysis from our dedicated team of writers and analysts.

Arsenal slipped up against West Ham in the WSL at the weekend – David Astill analyses the match to see what went wrong for the Gunners and how the Hammers exploited their faults.

Jamie Steenberg gets deep into the numbers of the UCWL – unveiling the data-driven stars of the group stages.

Selim Ben Hmida looks at Suzanne Bakker’s tactics at Ajax following the surprise announcement not to renew her contract at the end of the season.

From the archives, Fintan O’Reilly suggests;

Wolfsburg’s Ewa Pajor has claimed the Polish Player of the Year award — we analysed why she was one of Europe’s most underrated strikers back in December 2022.

Nikita Parris scored her seventh and eighth goals of the 2023/24 WSL season to help Manchester United defeat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 — a perfect time to revisit our 2021 scout report on the now-29 y/o forward.

Following the draw, we now know dominant Barcelona’s UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final opponents in March will be Brann Kvinner; can the Norwegian side overcome the Catalan giants? Read all about Martin Ho’s energetic outfit.

Meanwhile, two of Europe’s other most in-form sides will meet as Benfica face Lyon. We analysed the tactics behind the Portuguese side’s incredible league form in 2022/23.

And that’s it for today – we’ll be back tomorrow with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.

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