Chelsea overcame a first-leg defeat to Manchester City with a 3-0 win, reaching the Women’s Champions League semi-finals for the third straight year. Up next is Barcelona, a familiar rival.
With strong domestic form and Bompastor’s leadership, Chelsea believe this could be their year to finally conquer Europe.
With strong domestic form and Bompastor’s leadership, Chelsea believe this could be their year to finally conquer Europe.
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00:00Chelsea's ambitions in the Women's Champions League remain as high as ever, despite a rocky
00:08start to their quarter-final tie against Manchester City.
00:13Under manager Sonia Bompastor, Chelsea had been on an unbeaten run across all competitions,
00:20but a first-leg defeat left many questioning their European credentials.
00:25The loss was a setback, but Bompastor's response, reportedly intense, seemed to spark her team's
00:31determination.
00:34Chelsea responded in emphatic fashion with a 3-0 win in the second leg, overturning the
00:39deficit and securing their place in the semi-finals for a third consecutive year.
00:47I'm allowing myself to just enjoy.
00:51I think, you know, sometimes in football you work really hard, you sometimes get good results,
00:57sometimes not, but I think tonight was a perfect night for us.
01:02Being able again to play at Stamford Bridge with our fans and being able to turn things
01:08around.
01:09Again, I'm really proud of my players and, yeah, it was a difficult challenge, but we
01:16believed it was possible and I think this belief was something really strong in our
01:21side and maybe made the difference.
01:26Chelsea's next challenge is familiar as they will meet reigning champions Barcelona in
01:31the semi-finals.
01:33The Catalans have been a thorn in Chelsea's side for the past two seasons, including a
01:39dominant 4-0 victory in the 2021 final.
01:43However, Chelsea's victory over City showed that they are more than capable.
01:47With Arsenal also in the semi-finals, there's a real possibility of an all-English final
01:52in Lisbon on the 24th May.
01:54However, the path to the title will be anything but easy, but both Barcelona and Lyon, who
01:59have dominated the competition, standing in Chelsea's way.
02:04As Bompastor says, if Chelsea can replicate their recent performance, the Champions League
02:10is well within their reach.