Chelsea will be confronted with Barcelona for a third consecutive season in the semi-final of the Women's Champions League after an unbridled first half against Manchester City in Stamford Bridge, earned a narrow 3-2 total success.
Match report
Holders Barca had stuck on Wolfsburg along Wolfsburg on Thursday earlier, but Chelsea had quite more to do in the final of their four-game series against City.
While the blues had won two earlier meetings of the sides, their only defeat in the first stage of this quarter -final tie meant in a strong position in the return setup.
Yet that did not last long, because Chelsea quickly took control of a decisive 3-0 win.
Sandy Baltimore thundered more open in a 14th minute after Lucy Bronze hit the post before the Scorer provider became Nathalie Bjorn's header from a corner.
There was time for Chelsea to get the vital third part for the break, while Lauren James hit a loose pass and Mayra Ramirez bundled up.
Now that there was something to lose, Chelsea was not so confident after the restart, although the strike of it in Cuthbert against the bar was closest to both teams that came to score.
City created precious small and will have caused the damage that Chelsea has caused, their season, defeated them in the competition of the League Cup, Women's Super League and now the Champions League in the past two weeks.
We believed. https://t.co/q0qlw8ai8a
– Chelsea FC Women (@chelseafcw) 27 March 2025
Data Debrief: Blues Stuiter Back for Big Barca Test
Chelsea saw the first stage for the first time in the Women's Champions League beat by a colleague -British side, but the normal service was returned to the bridge.
And perhaps there was a positive omen to work to work for this two -legged victory. This was only the second time that Chelsea originated from a knockout draw in this competition after losing the first stage, where the other example was on its way to their only last appearance so far in 2020-21.
Of course their subsequent opponents in the Barcelona final, who blew Chelsea away because they have done this routinely in the past seasons. The blues will have to beat the best to be the best in Europe.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: L. Bronze, M. Bright, E. Cuthbert, N. Björn, K. Walsh, S. Baltimore, M. Ramírez, J. Rytting-Kanyd, H. Hampton, Lauren James, Wieke Kaptein
Subs: Becky Spencer, A. Lawrence, O. Jean-François, S. Nüsken, C. Macário, Niamh Charles, Aggie Beever-Jones, Maika Hamano, Katie Cox, Lola Brown
Manchester City XI: Leila Ouahabi, V. Miedema, J. Roor, Y. Hasegawa, M. Fowler, Laia Aleixandri, K. Casvarij, Kerolin, Khiara Keating, Gracie Prior, Lily Murphy
Subs: L. Wienro Recher, L. Coombs, Jessica Park, Naomi Layzell, Katie Startup
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