The Dutchwoman was the Gunners' stand-out performer as they came from 2-0 down in Germany to secure a 2-2 result ahead of a home leg at the Emirates
Arsenal came from 2-0 down away at Wolfsburg to level up their Women's Champions League semi-final tie on Sunday, a huge result ahead of the second leg at the Emirates Stadium next month.
The Gunners looked set for a very difficult day in Germany after conceding two sloppy goals inside the first 25 minutes. But the way the team recovered was fantastic.
Rafaelle halved the deficit before half time with a powerful header and then Stina Blackstenius put the finishing touches on a great team goal with just over 20 minutes to play.
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It sets us up for a very tasty second leg on May 1, with Wolfsburg needing a massive result in north London now.
GOAL takes a look at the winners and losers from a dramatic encounter…
WINNER: Victoria Pelova
Since joining the club in January,Pelova has shown a lot of glimpses of her quality, but this was her biggest performance yet in an Arsenal shirt, it felt like.
She was their stand-out performer in an absolutely huge match, their first Champions League semi-final in 10 years, and played the pass for Blackstenius to tap in an equaliser that completed their comeback.
No one on the pitch created more chances than the Dutch international, who did her fair share of defensive work as well.
Pelova is still only 23 years old and this was probably the biggest game she has ever played in – and she relished it.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesLOSER: Wolfsburg
When Jonsdottir tapped in Wolfsburg's second of the day on 24 minutes, it looked like the German side had one foot in the final.
But they didn't punish Arsenal enough when they got the opportunity to, especially in that first half when they were so poor, and they would be made to regret that.
Even when the Gunners had pulled one back, Wolfsburg had chances to restore their two-goal cushion, but they didn't take them and now have to get a result at the Emirates next month, which will be quite a task.
GettyWINNER: Arsenal's defence
Wolfsburg's two goals on Sunday were incredibly poor from a defensive point of view.
Neither Noelle Maritz nor Lotte Wubben-Moy got close enough to Jonsdottir when she brought the ball down in the build-up to the first, before finding Pajor who, in turn, found the back of the net.
The second was a nightmare. Building out from a goal-kick, Rafaelle played a pass across her own penalty area to Jen Beattie, who hesitated on the edge of the six-yard box, allowing Jonsdottir to squeeze the ball through Manuela Zinsberger's legs.
But the recovery from the back three in particular was superb. Rafaelle scored a brilliant header to cut to deficit before half time, Wubben-Moy played a brilliant pass in the build-up to the equaliser and Beattie, as all the defence did, massively improved to prevent the German side from getting a third while also helping the Gunners get better generally as they searched for that second goal.
It would've been easy for those at the back to let their heads drop after such a start, but they did not and that was a massive reason why Arsenal got the result they did.
LOSER: Tabea Wassmuth
Just before Blackstenius tapped in Arsenal's second to make it 2-2, Wassmuth had a huge chance to make it 3-1.
Jonsdottir had done well to get the better of Wubben-Moy and Wassmuth equally so to drift into space in the box as the Icelandic winger got her cross in.
But when the striker got on the end of it, unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box, she fired over. It could've killed the game off.
Wassmuth is a top, top player and was the second top scorer in this competition last season, her final tally just one fewer than Alexia Putellas.
Her opportunities have been limited this season, though, such have been the goal scoring exploits of Pajor and Alex Popp. Perhaps that played a part in this miss as it felt like a chance she would've put away last year.