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Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

Already, 5,000 tickets have been sold for Arsenal’s Women’s Champions League semi-final Lyon in the first hour today from 10am.

This is even before the date and time of the game has been confirmed.

Helen Ward
Former Chelsea striker on 5 Live Breakfast

On whether the Champions League is the priority for Chelsea: It's the one, the holy grail they've not won before. The league, you would assume, is almost sewn up.

This Champions League has been just out of reach so far and with the experience that Sonia Bompastor has got, with her time at Lyon, you'd expect she's got all the know how as to get here. Obviously a big task ahead tonight before they start thinking about any finals.

Her score prediction: I think this one could go all the way to extra time, I think it could be something like a 3-1 to Chelsea, push it to extra time, maybe even penalties but I think Chelsea will just about come out on top, just with how strong they are at home. It's going to be exciting, I am sure.

Manchester City

Manchester City interim manager Nick Cushing on whether the start of the game is the most important period: "I don't really see it like that because the last 20 minutes of the last one was the most important, right?

"A lot of our threat in the game on Sunday was when Chelsea were attacking us so we know we are a threat in all of those parts. I believe that this team can be a threat in every phase of the game so if we can suffer like we did in the end stages of the Champions League, we can score like we did on 81, 82 minutes.

"We know if we score it will make the game more difficult for Chelsea but we know this is a top team. We are playing against the best team in the women's game in England at the moment so we have to embrace it and attack it."

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Manchester City

Manchester City interim manager Nick Cushing on team news: "We are still working through the team. You could see after the game on Sunday the strain that we've had on the squad but the medical team and performance team are doing an incredible job.

"The likes of Aoba Fujino and Bunny [Shaw] won't make the game. It wasn't ideal to take off some key players but we have worked really hard this week to make sure the squad is competitive for the game."

Chelsea

Chelsea captain Millie Bright on the added drive that the club are yet to win the Champions League: "As a club we’re always aware of the trophies we haven’t won, but the most important thing is to look at what we have won. This is our opportunity to bounce back and really show as a team our mentality and the qualities we have.

"It’s always the aim to win everything, it’s part of who we are, it’s part of our ambition.

"It’s part of your goals when you become a Chelsea player. That’s your ambition, you ask any individual within our squad and they’ll give you the same answer.

"That burning desire to win this competition, it’s the Champions League. Everyone knows how special the Champions League is. It’s an incredible honour to win it as a player and Sonia has done it as both, so it’s everyone’s dream to do that."

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor on the task of overturning a two goal deficit: "It is always more difficult when you are losing by two goals but we are confident, we are playing a home game. It will be tough and difficult but we are ready to embrace this challenge. This is what this squad and this club is about. The players and the staff are so competitive.

"It is a new challenge because we haven't been in this situation this season before but we are ready and I just want my players at the end of the game to have no regrets."

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Chelsea

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor confirmed that there are no fresh injury concerns in the squad before this evening's tie.

"Everyone that was available on Sunday is still available. We could rotate the squad a little bit on Sunday so we have some fresh legs and we are ready to go."

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Chelsea certainly have the upper hand on City in terms of honours won over the years, however, like Manchester City, the Champions League has remained beyond their reach.

The Blues unlike City have made it to the final of the competition in 2020-21 but fell to a 4-0 defeat to Liga F side Barcelona.

Chelsea's honours to date:

• Women's Super League x7
• FA Cup x5
• League Cup x3
• FA Community Shield x1

Manchester City already have one foot in the Champions League semi-final after their 2-0 victory in the first leg.

It would mark the third time the team have reached the penultimate stage of the competition having made it there in consecutive seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Should they progress beyond Chelsea, interim boss Nick Cushing will be just two games away from leading the side to their first ever Champions League final.

Man City's honours to date:

• Women's Super League x1
• FA Cup x3
• League Cup x4

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Manchester City inflicted Chelsea's first defeat of the season in last week's first leg tie.

It ended the Blues' 31-game unbeaten streak - stretching back to last May - and was Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor's first defeat with the club since joining from Lyon.

Substitute Vivianne Miedema made the difference for City after coming on at half-time, taking her Women's Champions League goal tally to 31 in 35 games.

The Dutch striker thumped the ball into the roof of the net from close range for the opener on the hour mark, and confirmed victory with her second in the 88th minute.

City were the stronger side in the second half and deserved their reward, having built pressure and tested Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton with shots from distance.

Women's Super League leaders Chelsea did not offer much going forward until late and were wasteful when they did get into good positions. Their best opportunity fell to Johanna Rytting Kaneryd when she struck the crossbar, before Wieke Kaptein's strike was pushed away by goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita.

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The first part of this gripping story - the League Cup final - was decided by three scrappy goals, but last Wednesday's outing at Joie Stadium was decided by two moments of quality from City substitute Vivianne Miedema.

Back to form after returning from knee surgery in January, the Netherlands forward provided the ruthlessness which her side badly needed in the cup final defeat.

Winger Kerolin was City's main attacking outlet for much of the European tie on Wednesday, causing problems down the right as she teed up Miedema's second.

And the 25-year-old Brazilian opened the scoring in Sunday's game three in wonderful fashion, running from the halfway line and wrongfooting Millie Bright before squeezing a finish through the Chelsea captain's legs.

But her chances were limited in the second period as Chelsea forward Johanna Rytting Kaneryd made a greater impact at the other end, with her pace and trickery getting the better of Gracie Prior as she set up Chelsea's equaliser for striker Aggie Beever-Jones.

Cuthbert was influential when she came off the bench, piling pressure on City's midfield with determined tackles and intense pressing, before a diving header for the winner in added time.

Helen Ward
Former Chelsea striker on 5 Live Breakfast

Chelsea will take a little bit of hope from what they saw Arsenal do last night, overcoming the same deficit in a home Champions League tie. There's everything to play for, the games between them over the week or so have been so evenly matched as well. Both sides will be fairly confident but Chelsea being at home, they can be a force to be reckoned with, for sure.

Sonia Bompastor certainly will [be ready for Man City], there can't be much that they [both club managers] don't know about each other at this point. If anyone is going to throw a surprise, it's going to be quite something. They're both going to be fairly confident.

2-0 is such a dangerous score line because it looks comfortable at times but if Chelsea get an early goal, then the whole tie is put right in the balance again. It's going to be fascinating to see how both ties line up and how they go out there tactically and try to win the game for their team.

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A four-game mini-series, which first had Chelsea lifting the Women's League Cup, will conclude on Thursday at Stamford Bridge when the Blues try to overturn a 2-0 deficit from their Champions League quarter-final first leg at City.

That defeat ended their 31-game unbeaten run and, having bounced back impressively at Man City, Sonia Bompastor's side will remain convinced they can stay on course to win that elusive first Champions League trophy.

But will Chelsea fight back, or can City, under interim boss Nick Cushing, stay in control and triumph in the fourth meeting of the rivals in 13 days?

The story so far:

• 15 March: Chelsea 2-1 Man City (Women's League Cup final)
• 19 March: Man City 2-0 Chelsea (Champions League quarter-final first leg)
• 23 March: Man City 1-2 Chelsea (Women's Super League)
• 27 March: Champions League quarter-final second leg

Since the Women's Champions League was first played in the 2001-02 season, English teams have only reached the final twice.

Following Arsenal in 2007, it took another 14 years for a WSL representative to reach the final, Emma Hayes' Chelsea doing so in 2021.

It all went sour very quickly though, as opponents Barcelona won 4-0 - scoring all four goals inside the opening 36 minutes.

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Possibly.

Chelsea and Manchester City meet in the second leg of their all-English Women's Champions League quarter-final tonight, City leading 2-0 after the first match.

City have never reached the Champions League final before, and if they do so there is a chance they could face Arsenal as the clubs are on opposite sides of the draw.

Arsenal will play Lyon in their semi, while City or Chelsea will face Barcelona or Wolfsburg in the last four.

Never before has there been an all-WSL final. Could 2025 be the first?

If you're just joining us, here's what you need to know...

• Arsenal are through to the Women's Champions League semi-final after Alessia Russo's double helped them beat Real Madrid at Emirates Stadium, turning around a 2-0 deficit to win the tie.
• Arsenal manager Renee Slegers: "It's important for the club and the players. They are part of Arsenal because they want to go far in tournaments."
• The Gunners will face Lyon in the semi-finals after the eight-time champions crushed Bayern Munich 6-1 on aggregate.
• Later today, chief football writer Phil McNulty will be answering your questions - get in touch using #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

Arsenal and Lyon have booked their places in the Women's Champions League final four and with the rest of the quarterfinals of the competition concluding tonight, let's have a look at when the semi-finals and the final of tournament is scheduled for.

• Semi-finals: First leg - 19/20 April; Second leg - 26/27 April
• Final: 24th May at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Emirates Stadium

When the full-time whistle went last night, confirming Arsenal’s place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals, a roar erupted from Emirates Stadium.

Players sprinted over to each other to form a huddle on the pitch, while supporters started waving scarves around their heads and singing.

It was a brilliant comeback performance, capped off by Alessia Russo’s double and Chloe Kelly’s two assists.

This was the most significant victory under manager Renee Slegers so far and keeps their hopes of winning silverware alive in what has been a rocky season.

Slegers did not allow herself to show much emotion in her post-match media conference and only said it was “the closest” to a best performance which demonstrated their character.

But it was a big win and Arsenal will have to deliver a similar performance if they hope to get past record-winners Lyon.

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Arsenal striker Alessia Russo speaking to BBC Sport: "I don't think it's all sunk in yet. It was just amazing, the result, the fans, playing at the Emirates, it just doesn't get old.

On the second half: "We felt really good in the first half, even coming in at half-time, there wasn't much messages besides, we know we want to score and there is no rush to do that. It's just about when we get those chances, just be clinical, taking time with our passes in the final third and we did that in the second half."