Arsenal's 2007 European champions - where are they now?

After pulling disconnected a singular victory against Lyon successful nan Women's Champions League semi-finals past month, Arsenal are 90 minutes distant from European glory.

Barcelona guidelines betwixt Renee Slegers' broadside and a 2nd European crown, 18 years since nan Gunners past appeared successful nan final.

In April 2007, Arsenal became nan first - and truthful acold only - English broadside to triumph nan competition, past called nan Uefa Women's Cup.

Vic Akers' quadruple-winning squad overcame Sweden's Umea 1-0 connected aggregate successful a two-legged final, pinch Alex Scott's long-range stunner successful first limb injury-time proving nan difference.

That Arsenal squad was packed pinch legendary players who went connected to execute singular feats some connected and disconnected nan pitch.

Lining up against nan Gunners was a 21-year-old Brazilian guardant named Marta - we each cognize wherever she ended up, but what happened to Arsenal's history-makers?

Goalkeeper Emma Byrne played a cardinal domiciled successful Arsenal's power of nan 2000s and early 2010s, winning 11 top-flight convention titles, 9 Women's FA Cups and 3 League Cups.

Over 16 years she made 459 appearances for Arsenal, nan astir successful nan club's history.

The erstwhile Republic of Ireland world was capped a grounds 134 times for her country, and successful 2018 became nan first female subordinate to beryllium inducted into nan Irish Football Association's Hall of Fame.

Byrne near Arsenal successful December 2016 astatine nan extremity of her contract, and aft playing for 2nd tier Brighton successful nan 2017 Spring Series, announced her status astatine nan property of 38.

In 2019, she came retired of status to subordinate Terrassa FC successful Spain, but an Achilles wounded forced her to discontinue again.

Byrne has since coached successful Arsenal's academy, worked arsenic a goalkeeper coach pinch Ireland and provided punditry and commentary.

Alex Scott had 3 abstracted spells astatine Arsenal aft graduating from nan club's academy, making 313 appearances and winning 18 awesome trophies.

The right-back represented Great Britain astatine nan 2012 Olympic Games and earned 140 caps for England, a full bettered only by erstwhile Gunners team-mate Karen Carney, Jill Scott and Fara Williams.

Since retiring successful 2018, Scott has go 1 of nan faces of BBC Sport, covering some women's and men's football.

She's besides branched retired into non-sports broadcasting arsenic an occasional big of The One Show.

Anita Asante's 20-year profession began astatine Arsenal aft progressing done nan club's younker ranks, wherever she made 160 appearances.

After retiring successful 2022, nan erstwhile defender became a first-team coach astatine Bristol City, who she helped triumph promotion to nan WSL, and has coached nan England Under-23 team.

Asante regularly appears arsenic a pundit connected BBC Sport's sum of nan WSL and nan Women's FA Cup.

Katie Chapman played a cardinal domiciled successful Arsenal's occurrence some successful cardinal midfield and defence, pursuing spells pinch Millwall, Charlton and Fulham.

She spent 7 years pinch nan Gunners - pinch a short spell pinch Chicago Red Stars sandwiched successful nan mediate - earlier leaving successful 2013 to play for London rivals Chelsea.

Chapman - who earned 94 England caps - is now an ambassador for Chelsea.

Versatile defender Mary Phillip only spent 4 seasons astatine Arsenal betwixt 2004 and 2008, but successful each 1 she helped nan Gunners to convention and FA Cup doubles.

Phillip earned 65 caps for England and became nan first achromatic skipper of nan Lionesses.

After retiring successful 2008 aged 31, pursuing a little stint pinch Chelsea, Phillip turned to coaching.

In 2019, she became head of men's non-league broadside Peckham Town - a position she still holds coming - 2 years aft she was diagnosed pinch aggregate sclerosis (MS).

A twelvemonth later they became nan first elder men's squad to triumph a trophy pinch a female manager.

Karen Carney is possibly amended known for her clip astatine Chelsea and Birmingham City, but she was a cardinal portion of nan quadruple-winning broadside of 2007.

The midfielder made appearances for England and represented Great Britain astatine nan 2012 London Olympics.

Since retiring successful 2019, Carney has been a salient pundit connected some men's and women's shot for various broadcasters, covering world tournaments, Champions League and home competitions.

In 2022, she was appointed chair of nan Future of Women's Football Review for nan Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, looking into ways nan authorities tin create women's football.

Jayne Ludlow played 356 games complete 13 years astatine Arsenal, putting her 3rd connected nan club's all-time quality list.

The midfielder scored 221 goals - nan astir successful nine history - and captained nan broadside successful some legs of nan European final. She besides won 9 convention titles and six FA Cups.

The erstwhile Wales world moved consecutive into coaching upon retiring successful 2013, holding younker coaching roles pinch Arsenal and Wales.

Ludlow took complaint of nan Wales women's squad successful 2014 aft a play managing Reading, earlier spending 3 years arsenic method head of Manchester City Girls' Academy until early past year.

With 403 appearances to her name, only Emma Byrne has played much games for Arsenal than Ciara Grant.

The midfielder - who earned 105 caps for nan Republic of Ireland - brought her 16-year relation pinch Arsenal to an extremity by joining Reading successful 2014, earlier retiring a twelvemonth later.

Grant - who won 9 convention titles pinch nan Gunners while moving full-time arsenic a improvement serviceman for nan nine - has had 2 children since retiring.

Rachel Yankey enjoyed 2 spells pinch Arsenal amounting to 15 years, during which clip she won 8 top-flight convention titles and 9 FA Women's Cups.

She won different 2 FA Cups and nan convention title during a four-year stint pinch Fulham, earlier returning to Arsenal successful 2005 wherever she stayed until her status successful 2016.

The midfielder's 314 appearances are nan 4th astir successful nine history, while 129 England caps puts her seventh connected nan all-time list.

Awarded some an OBE and MBE, Yankey is considered 1 of nan astir influential figures successful women's shot history.

Since retiring Yankey has coached astatine London Bees and Barnet, arsenic good arsenic providing sessions for school-age girls.

Yankey besides regularly useful successful broadcasting, and is an occasional impermanent connected nan BBC's Women's Football Show.

Julie Fleeting is considered 1 of nan pioneers of women's football, mostly because she helped forge a pathway for British players to play successful nan United States.

In 2002, nan striker joined San Diego Spirit, becoming nan first Scot to play arsenic a full-time master successful nan Women's United Soccer Association.

She joined Arsenal successful 2004, wherever she made 141 appearances and won 8 convention titles successful 8 years.

Fleeting remains Scotland's astir prolific goalscorer, pinch 116 successful 121 games.

For overmuch of her clip astatine Arsenal, nan Scotland world continued to activity arsenic a PE teacher, flying down to London for matches.

Since retiring successful 2016, Fleeting has continued to activity arsenic a PE coach alongside broadcast activity pinch BBC Scotland.

Forward Lianne Sanderson joined Arsenal astatine 9 years old, earlier making her first-team debut astatine 15.

She made 184 appearances complete 2 spells pinch nan Gunners, and earned 50 caps for England.

After playing successful Spain, Cyprus, nan United States and Italy, Sanderson retired successful 2019. The 37-year-old regularly covers women's shot arsenic a tv pundit.