Scare As Plane Carrying Arsenal W Players Bursts Into Flames on the Runway

• Arsenal Women had to spend another night in Germany after a plane hitch
• Their aircraft burst into flames at an airport in Wolfsburg on Sunday evening
• The team had just play against Wolfsburg in the Women's Champions League

Arsenal Women suffered a huge scare after a plane carrying them caught fire on the runway in Germany.

The players had just taken part in the Champions League semi-final first-leg against the home team - Wolfsburg - on April 23.

The players were aboard a Boeing 737 aircraft on their way back home at the Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport when a bird flew into the plane's engine and minutes later, a loud bang was heard.

The club has confirmed that no one was hurt during the incident, with the airport personnel responding quickly to evacuate everyone on the plane.

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The mishap forced Jonas Eidevall's side to remain in Germany for one extra night after putting on a spirited fight to draw with Wolfsburg away.

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The Gunners came back from two goals down after Ewa Pajor and Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir had capitalised on defensive mistakes to put Wolfsburg in the lead.

Arsenal rallied back with goals from Rafaelle Souza and Stina Blackstenius to balance their tie ahead of the second leg at the Emirates Stadium next month.

It was a good showing for the English side, considering Eidevall has had to do without his key players this season due to long-term injuries. Leah Williamson recently joined Kim Little, Viviane Miedema and Bethany Mead on the sidelines.

In regard to the aircraft incident, the club has issued a statement.

"As a result, we remained in Wolfsburg overnight on Sunday before flying back to England on Monday afternoon. We would like to thank the staff onboard the aircraft and on the ground at the airport for their assistance," as quoted by Goal.

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Arsenal W will now focus on the second leg before returning to Women's Super League action.

Should they beat Wolfsburg, they will face the winner of the tie between Barcelona and Chelsea. The former has a slender 1-0 first-leg lead.

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On the men's side, Martin Odegaard will meet with international compatriot, Erling Haaland when Arsenal face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on April 26.

Sports Brief reported that this has been billed as the game of the season, with the result promising to have severe implications for both teams' EPL title ambitions.

In essence, a defeat would be more damaging to Arsenal, who have seen their lead at the top of the table cut to just seven, with Man City having two games in hand.