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Six things Chelsea and Arsenal must do to secure an all-English Women's Champions League final

Arsenal and Chelsea have the chance to make history for English women's football this month. They have the chance to make this year's Women's Champions League final an all-English affair.

Barcelona stand in the Blues' way, the club that beat them in such devastating fashion in the 2021 final. After losing to Lyon in last year's showpiece event, the Catalans are favourites to bounce back and lift the trophy this time around.

The Gunners, who remain the only English club to win this competition thanks to their 2007 triumph, take on Wolfsburg, meanwhile. The German club might not be a giant in the men's game, but they are on the women's side, having been European champions twice.

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It's fair to say that both English teams are underdogs for their respective ties. So, ahead of the first legs kicking off this weekend, what do they need to do to overcome the odds and make the final in Eindhoven a London derby?