Stina's stinger a beauty

GUNNERS ACE SHOOTS DOWN FAVOURITES TO BAG TOP TROPHY

- Ryan Taylor

THE Women's Champions League trophy was stolen by criminals last week - but this time it was heroic Arsenal who snatched it from Barcelona's clutches.

Second-half substitute Stina Blackstenius' killer control and finish just seven minutes after entering the fray saw the Gunners execute the mother of all shocks to become European champions for the first time since 2007.

Renee Slegers' courageous comeback queens are no strangers to defying odds but they were 6/1 underdogs on arrival in Lisbon and were barely given a puncher's chance.