Jonas Eidevall revealed Arsenal sporting director Edu despatched him a message of congratulations after his facet reached the Champions League semi-finals for the primary time in a decade.

Arsenal Ladies beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Wednesday night time on the Emirates to progress to the final 4 of the Champions League 2-1 on combination because of targets from Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius.

Eidevall is trying to turn out to be the primary head coach to guide a British facet to glory on this competitors since 2007 – when Arsenal beat Swedish facet Umea to win it – and he says he has the total backing of everybody on the membership.

“I received a really good message from Edu after the sport,” Eidevall mentioned.

“The help from the entire membership is magnificent. There’s plenty of speak about all the time performing with class – you actually perceive the which means of that once you’re contained in the organisation.

“It is engrained and it spreads down within the organisation. Communication and perception from them is superb.”

Arsenal produced a near-perfect first-half show to fireside two targets previous Bayern and take the lead on combination, and Eidevall thinks his facet have now proven they will tackle anybody.

They are going to discover out on Thursday night in the event that they face Paris Saint-Germain or Wolfsburg within the subsequent stage.

“It has been a long-term purpose to achieve the semi-finals of the Champions League,” he mentioned. “I’m very pleased that we will the semi-finals. It is an unimaginable achievement that we’re so pleased with – I instructed the gamers earlier than the sport, now we have the potential to beat any group after we hit all issues good.

“That does not imply it is easy or we are able to do it each time. However we now have that potential. So if now we have that would not or not it’s unimaginable and exquisite if we are able to deliver that to at least one extra stage on this competitors, to see how sturdy our wings are, and the way excessive we are able to fly collectively.

“We managed to try this at this time, that is a proud second for the entire membership. If we hit it proper we are able to beat any group. It additionally means there may be plenty of work going into performances to be constant. I do not take something with no consideration.

“We have to take care of each state of affairs and do our easiest.”

Arsenal misplaced captain Kim Little to an harm early on earlier than Katie McCabe was helped off with a knock within the closing phases, however Eidevall was unable to offer an replace on their standing.

Eidevall will probably be hoping they will get well rapidly forward of Sunday’s enormous sport in opposition to title rivals Manchester Metropolis within the Ladies’s Tremendous League. Arsenal path second-placed Metropolis by three factors however have a sport in hand.

“I do not know [on the injury front],” he mentioned. “We have to use the hours this night and tomorrow with the intention to get a transparent understanding. When now we have extra data we’ll replace.”