Chelsea reach semi-finals with comeback 3-2 aggregate win over Man City
Sandy Baltimore, Natalie Bjorn & Mayra Ramirez score for hosts
Nick Cushing's side won first leg 2-0
Chelsea will play holders Barcelona in semi-final
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Thanks for tuning in tonight as Chelsea booked their spot in the Women's Champions League semi-finals by turning around their tie against Manchester City.
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Gilly Flaherty
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I don't think Man City had enough. If they were going to score it was going to be in the first half, not the second.
They looked tired and it hit them. It took the wind out of them going into half-time 3-0 down.
Their squad depth hasn't helped them at all and the injuries. They don't have anyone who can change the game or freshen things up.
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It's another semi-final against Barcelona on the way for Chelsea.
They were beaten by Barca in the final four last year. Could it be different against the holders this time around?
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Rachel Corsie
Scotland and Aston Villa captain on BBC Radio 5 Live
The Chelsea midfield won every second ball and made it really difficult for Man City to win anything in the game.
Their ability to attack so quickly, so aggressively and direct. The front three were magnificent. They gave the backline of City a horrid time in the first half.
In the second half they knew they had to continue competing and they'd done enough getting those goals at the right time.
A performance by the champions that was proof just why they are that.
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Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea boss Sonia Bompastor speaking to TNT Sports: "What a special night in front of our fans at Stamford Bridge. After the first leg I knew we could do it. It's something to say and something to turn words into action. I'm so proud of my players. We deserved to go through."
On what gave her the belief: "As a player and manager, in football when you are alive everything can be possible. I told my players we are having a great season. Tonight is a night to create memories and the girls did that. They put all out there."
On if it is her best win as Chelsea boss: "I had some good ones but this is a special one for sure. This is why football is magic. This is why I really love football.
"We started the game strong, we scored three goals in 45 minutes. My plan was wrong, I told them we had 90 minutes but we did that in the first half. If we play that way we are a really good team."
On if Chelsea can go all the way: "We have all the quality to go all the way. It will be tough games against Barcelona, but tonight is time for us to enjoy. We will see later how we can focus on going into the semi-final."
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If we (Chelsea) can get the better of Barcelona over the two legs in the semis then our Quadruple hopes will be in no doubt, for sure, but those two games wouldn’t define our season because it’s been an incredible season already.
Lamin, New York City
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Manchester City defender Laia Aleixandri speaking to BBC Sport: "I think it's tough tonight. We had a good result from the first leg. They were better in some moments. We are a good team but they are also a good team. They were better in some moments and took the opportunity to win.
"It's very tough. It's a big dream for us. It's one of our goals to be there, to win the Champions League. We'll review the game and I'm sure we'll be better.
On how difficult this result is: "We dream of the best games, of trophies. Sometimes it's hard. We have a lot of injuries, we're facing a lot of different situations that's not normal. I think we had a good team to go, to win but we didn't. Today's really tough to take."
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Gilly Flaherty
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Can you imagine an all-English final? We've got a great opportunity to get, if not one, but potentially two English teams into the final and it shows how much the WSL has grown.
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Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea captain Millie Bright speaking to TNT Sports: "We were never in doubt. We had full confidence in ourselves. We could have had way more than three goals. Unbelievable mentality and desire to come back. A true Chelsea performance.
On putting things right against Barcelona: "We are a new team, we are on a new journey, we are in a new era. Bring it on."
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Gilly Flaherty
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
With Chelsea, it doesn't even matter with regards to the score they're coming into the game, they've got people who can score.
When the odds are against them they seem to raise their game even more.
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Lauren James' defensive work under Sonia Bompastor is elite, she's become an even better player if that was possible. Like nothing we saw under Emma Hayes.
Anon
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Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Stamford Bridge
There can be no complaints from Manchester City. Chelsea were far superior here at Stamford Bridge.
In the four games, Chelsea won the three that mattered towards their quadruple hunt.
Their next test will be even greater as they face Barcelona in the semi-finals for the third season in a row.
But under Sonia Bompastor's leadership, they will feel in good hands.
City will be deflated but they have shown improvements under Nick Cushing in the past two weeks which is encouraging.
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Gilly Flaherty
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
The game was won and lost in that first half. There could've been plenty more goals for Chelsea.
They were the team 2-0 down and they were hungry from minute one.
It's a dangerous place to come to, Stamford Bridge, against a Chelsea side that knew they needed goals, knew they needed to win and they came out in full force tonight.
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Semi-final first legs will be played on 19 and 20 April, with the second legs taking place on 26 and 27 April.
Exact details will be confirmed by Uefa on Friday.
Here are the ties:
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Chelsea have done it!
They needed a big comeback. A relentless first half did the job.
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Rachel Corsie
Scotland and Aston Villa captain on BBC Radio 5 Live
I feel the player that's been the most consistent has been Johanna Rytting Kaneryd down the right side.
She has been the one that's put Man City under pressure. She's had a fantastic night.
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Into the final minute of added time.
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Change for Chelsea. Oriane Jean-Francois is on for Keira Walsh.
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Lucy Bronze goes down in a challenge with Laura Coombs. That'll stop any City momentum for a moment.
Chelsea 3-0 Man City (agg 3-2)
Four minutes added. Not long to go.
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Chelsea beat Manchester City to win the Women's League Cup two weeks ago
Chelsea blew Manchester City away at Stamford Bridge to turn around a two-goal deficit and book their place in the Women's Champions League semi-finals.
Having lost the first leg 2-0 in Manchester, Sonia Bompastor's side knew they needed to score at least twice - and the hosts were relentless from the off.
Pressing with intensity, running at City's backline and winning the ball high up, Chelsea's efforts paid off when Sandy Baltimore thumped in a 14th-minute opener.
With City struggling to respond, Nathalie Bjorn headed in the hosts' second and Mayra Ramirez capped a blistering half with Chelsea's third just before the break to give them an aggregate lead.
Bompastor's side were completely on top and should have extended their advantage with Bjorn hitting the woodwork and Ramirez squandering further chances.
They maintained their pressure in the second half as Erin Cuthbert struck the crossbar.
City, who appeared shell-shocked by the onslaught, managed to test Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton on a few occasions but could not muster a goal.
It is a painful end to City's European campaign and brings to a close a fascinating two-week battle between the sides in which they faced each other four times in a row.
City's sole victory in those matches ultimately proved to be insignificant given Chelsea, as they so often do, found a way to win the games that mattered.
They beat City to seal the Women's League Cup in the first match of the series, extended their lead at the top of the Women's Super League with victory on Sunday and have kept their European hopes alive as they chase a historic quadruple.
Tonight was a true Chelsea performance - Bright
'Mentality monsters' was the label given to Chelsea after years of success under previous manager Emma Hayes - and they have built on that with Bompastor.
"We stick to the facts," was the message from the Blues boss this week as she reminded her players there was plenty of time for them to bounce back from last week's 2-0 first-leg defeat.
Their belief and composure was evident in abundance as they refused to take their foot off the gas and maintained the pressure on City.
Chelsea were far superior in every department as Baltimore, Bjorn and Ramirez made City pay in a relentless first half, and the visitors never recovered.
The lack of depth in the City squad was on show, with only four outfield players on the bench due to a long list of injuries which meant options to switch things up were limited.
It felt like a mountain to climb and, although City improved in the second half, Bompastor's side looked comfortable defending their lead.
City have shown improvements during Nick Cushing's short time as interim manager, but this was the ultimate test against England's serial winners and they fell short.
"It's difficult for me to say where we're at because we have had so many key players missing - but that is not an excuse," Cushing said.
"I am proud of the group. We have shown the togetherness and fight and spirit is there. We have caused Chelsea real problems in all four games."
Meanwhile, Bompastor has managed her squad perfectly, rotating players and making shrewd substitutions throughout the last two weeks in order to win the matches they needed.
"I said after the first leg, we were alive and we knew it would be possible," she said. "We put a lot of energy as staff to make sure the plan was the right one.
"You never know until you play the game but I felt the plan, our body language and the way we showed the players we were confident going into this game was the right thing to do."
Bompastor won the Champions League as a player with Lyon before leading them to glory as a manager, and her experience in this tournament could prove to be crucial as Chelsea bid to lift the trophy for the first time.
Their task will not be an easy one as they face defending champions Barcelona in the semi-finals for the third season in a row - having been beaten on both previous occasions.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
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2 Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
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3 Roma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
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4 Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | -27 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
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2 Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
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3 Twente | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 |
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4 Celtic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
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2 Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
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3 Juventus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
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4 Vålerenga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 15 |
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2 Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
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3 Hammarby | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 6 |
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4 St. Pölten | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 |
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Manager: Sonia Bompastor
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nick Cushing
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Sonia Bompastor
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nick Cushing
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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