
Chelsea vs Manchester City, 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 3-2 on aggregate3 - 0
2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 3-2 on aggregate
Chelsea overcome two-goal deficit to reach UWCL semifinals
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Chelsea pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-0 in the women's Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit to secure a place in the last four with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
- 4': Hand ball by Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women).
- 6': Attempt saved. Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerolin.
- 7': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert following a fast break.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 10': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
- 10': Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayra Ramírez.
- 14': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Manchester City Women 0. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
- 17': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Vivianne Miedema.
- 18': Attempt saved. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 20': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Hannah Hampton.
- 24': Attempt saved. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
- 26': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
- 29': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 30': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Laia Aleixandri.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Nathalie Björn.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Khiara Keating.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Khiara Keating (Manchester City Women).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gracie Prior.
- 38': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, Manchester City Women 0. Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 43': Foul by Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women).
- 43': Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Chelsea Women 3, Manchester City Women 0. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren James.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jill Roord with a cross.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, Manchester City Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 3, Manchester City Women 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Lily Murphy.
- 46': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women).
- 46': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Mary Fowler.
- 50': Foul by Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women).
- 50': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women).
- 53': Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women).
- 55': Kerolin (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Kerolin (Manchester City Women).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerolin.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Khiara Keating.
- 62': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
- 62': Khiara Keating (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Jessica Park replaces Jill Roord.
- 67': Foul by Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women).
- 67': Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Laia Aleixandri.
- 71': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
- 71': Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones replaces Mayra Ramírez.
- 73': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Laura Coombs.
- 73': Attempt saved. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 75': Attempt saved. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agnes Beever-Jones.
- 78': Offside, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein is caught offside.
- 80': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
- 82': Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women).
- 82': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi.
- 84': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women).
- 84': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Naomi Layzell replaces Yui Hasegawa.
- 86': Attempt missed. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert following a fast break.
- 87': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women).
- 87': Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women).
- 90': Attempt saved. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 90'+1': Foul by Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women).
- 90'+1': Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Oriane Jean-François replaces Keira Walsh.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women).
- 90'+4': Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, Manchester City Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 3, Manchester City Women 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
7 | Saves | 5 |
49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
11 | SHOTS | 22 |
5 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
290 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
391 | Passes | 387 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
15 | Crosses | 27 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
47 | Long Balls | 47 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
22 | Tackles | 27 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
19 | Interceptions | 10 |
31 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
31 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 10,769
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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24 | Hannah Hampton (GK) |
4 | Millie Bright |
14 | Nathalie Björn |
17 | Sandy Baltimore |
22 | Lucy Bronze |
18 | Wieke Kaptein |
8 | Erin Cuthbert |
30 | Keira Walsh |
7 | Mayra Ramírez |
10 | Lauren James |
19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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35 | Khiara Keating (GK) |
4 | Laia Aleixandri ![]() |
28 | Gracie Prior |
15 | Leila Ouahabi |
18 | Kerstin Casparij |
25 | Yui Hasegawa |
6 | Vivianne Miedema |
10 | Jill Roord |
8 | Mary Fowler |
46 | Lily Murphy |
14 | Kerolin |
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