Eagle-eyed supporters of Arsenal Women may have noticed Laia Codina adapting to the challenge of playing in midfield on occasion this season.

Traditionally a centre-back, the Spaniard has shown she’s capable of playing further forward when required. She was asked about that positional shift in her pre-OH Leuven press conference on Tuesday.

“It’s a challenge and I think that everyone around me knows that I love challenges,” she explained. “Also, because I've played in Barcelona, I think that is a little bit easier, because I kind of try to understand what's going on on the pitch. I'm a player that likes to communicate a lot. I like to find always solutions for everything.

“I’m enjoying it when I have the opportunity to play in that role. I try to also give more freedom to the players when I'm more like defensive midfield. So for example, if I play with Mariona, I like to give her more freedom.

“I like to feel that I'm learning something new as well, that I'm growing, I'm improving as a player. And I think I'm taking this in a very positive way, because yes, I don't know, I feel that it's giving me something new...