Chelsea Women staged a stunning comeback, defeating Manchester City Women 3-0 in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit to advance to the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate score. This victory showcased Chelsea's remarkable resilience and strength.
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04-03, 2025Chelsea has now faced Manchester City four times this month, having previously defeated them in the League Cup final and the Women's Super League. With this progression, Chelsea will face defending champions Barcelona in the semi-finals, who easily advanced on Thursday with a 6-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg Women, for a 10-2 aggregate score. This semi-final will be a highly anticipated rematch of last year's semi-final.
Despite creating some opportunities, Manchester City Women, led by Australian star Mary Fowler, were unable to withstand Chelsea's first-half onslaught. Chelsea took the lead in the 14th minute when Lucy Bronze's shot hit the post, and Sjoeke Nüsken pounced on the rebound to score, breaching the goal of Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating.
Sonia Bompastor's team extended their lead in the 38th minute when Nathalie Björn headed in a corner kick from Nüsken. Five minutes later, Mayra Ramírez connected with a cross from Lauren James to score again, bringing the score to 3-0.
In the second half, Manchester City Women refused to give up and tried to capitalize on Chelsea's mistakes, with Vivianne Miedema, Mary Fowler, and Khadija Shaw all missing excellent chances. However, City goalkeeper Keating also prevented Chelsea from scoring a fourth goal at Stamford Bridge, saving a left-footed shot from substitute Aggie Beever-Jones and blocking a late effort from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
"We never doubted ourselves. We have full belief in ourselves. We could have scored more than three goals," said Chelsea captain Millie Bright. "We are a brand new team, we are on a new journey, we are in a new era. Bring it on."
Eight-time champions Lyon Women will face Arsenal Women in the other semi-final, with the final scheduled to take place in Lisbon on May 24th. The winner of this final will be crowned the ultimate champion of this season's Women's Champions League.
