Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers has called for an improvement in pitch standards to be a "next step" in the women's game after her side lost 2-0 to Real Madrid on a surface described as a "disgrace" by club legend Ian Wright.

Ian Wright fumes over ‘disgrace’ of a pitch as Arsenal lose to Real Madrid - A sodden surface made for a poor spectacle as the hosts secured a 2-0 first-leg advantage in the Women’s Champions League q

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers says the "next step for women's football" is to have better pitches after Gunners legend Ian Wright described the surface at Real Madrid's Estadio Alfredo di Stefano as a "disgrace".