US EditionChelsea knock out Man City to reach women's Champions League semis
- On Thursday, Chelsea defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the second leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge, overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.
- Chelsea faced Manchester City for the fourth time this month, including a previous 2-1 victory in the League Cup final and another 2-1 win in the Women's Super League, after suffering their first defeat of Sonia Bompastor's reign in the first leg.
- Sandy Baltimore scored in the 14th minute, Nathalie Bjorn added a second in the 38th from Baltimore's corner, and Mayra Ramirez scored the decisive third goal before halftime, finishing off Lauren James's cross.
- Chelsea captain Millie Bright stated, "We could have had way more than three goals," highlighting the team's confidence and attacking intent, while Sonia Bompastor challenged her players to have no regrets.
- Chelsea's victory sets up a semi-final repeat against Barcelona, the current Champions League holders, while Olympique Lyonnais will face Arsenal, with the final scheduled for May 24 in Lisbon as Chelsea pursues their first Champions League title.
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Chelsea face tough test in Women's Super League with quadruple still alive - The Mirror
Chelsea and Manchester City both retrain their focus on league action, with the former still in the hunt for a memorable quadruple ahead of matches in the FA Cup and the Champions League
Barça and Chelsea advance in the Women's Champions League
Barcelona advanced to the semifinals of the Women's Champions League after imposing 6-1 (10-2, global) to the Wolfsburg of Germany. Annotations came from the booties of Salma Paralluelo and Claudia Pina, who scored doublets, as well as from Esmee Brugts and Mapi León, who in the image endures the sweep of the German Vivien Endemann. In another duel, Chelsea scored 3-0 to Manchester City (3-2, global) and also qualified.
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Chelsea to face Barcelona in Women's Champions League semis after Man City fightback
Chelsea's women overturned a two-goal first leg deficit to beat Manchester City 3-0 and set up a Champions League semi-final meeting with holders Barcelona on Thursday.
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