Summary

  • FT: Montpellier Feminines 0-2 Chelsea Ladies

  • Ji So-Yun and Cuthbert score for Chelsea in France

  • FT: Manchester City Women 2-0 Linkoping Women

  • Parris penalty and Ross give Man City victory

  • Linkoping have player sent off for handball

  • Second legs on Wednesday, 28 March

  1. goal

    GOAL: Man City 1-0 Linkopingspublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Nikita Parris (37 mins)

    Nikita ParrisImage source, Getty Images

    England winger Nikita Parris fires in to the top corner from the spot! Man City lead.

  2. RED CARD (Linkopings)published at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Man City WomenImage source, Reuters

    It's a second yellow card for the visitors' Liza Lantz for handball as she challenged Jane Ross in the area.

    She was booked only seconds earlier, conceding the initial free-kick which led to the chance for Ross.

    Now can Nikita Parris convert from the spot for the hosts?

  3. PENALTY TO MAN CITYpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    At the other end... It's a Man City penalty! A City free-kick is launched in to the area and it's a chance for Jane Ross to shoot on the six-yard line, but she's brought down by Lisa Lantz... Is that a handball on the ground? Yes.

    French referee Stephanie Frappart gives the spot kick. And there's more bad news for the Swedish side...

  4. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    The visitors are appealing as Lina Hurtig goes down on the edge of the area, under a fairly rash challenge from City captain Steph Houghton, but there wasn't much contact and the referee waves play on.

  5. Postpublished at 19:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Nick CushingImage source, Reuters

    City boss Nick Cushing will be pretty happy with his side's dominant display so far, but he'll want a goal to reflect their first-half pressure.

  6. Postpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    From City's next corner, the ball comes back to Abbie McManus, but her effort flies high over the bar.

    The hosts are on top.

  7. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    So close for Man City! They win a corner and take it short, working it back to Keira Walsh, who strikes one from range... But it bounces straight back off the post! Bad luck.

    Moments later, she has another go from outside the area, but this time her shot is deflected wide for another corner...

  8. Chelsea team newspublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Montpellier v Chelsea (19:45 GMT)

    Here's the team news for tonight's other tie, which will get under way in around 15 minutes time...

    Chelsea are without injured trio Anita Asante, Deanna Cooper and Karen Carney.

    Chelsea starting XI: Lindahl, Thorisdottir, Blundell, Bright, Ji, Kirby, Ericsson, Chapman (c), Mjelde, Bachmann, Spence.

    Subs: Telford, Flaherty, Davison, Aluko, Rafferty, Cuthbert, Bailey.

    Like Chelsea, Montpellier's starting team is littered with experienced internationals. One name that fans of Euro 2017 may remember is one of the Netherlands' title winners, defender Anouk Dekker, who starts.

  9. Postpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Man City are trying to reach the semi-finals of this competition for the second season running.

    Their campaign last term was ended at the last-four stage by eventual champions Lyon.

    The two sides could - in theory - meet again in the next round this season too, as they're in the same half of the draw.

    But there's a long way to go in the quarter-finals just yet...

  10. Postpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Man City are capable of remaining patient and sticking to the game plan because that's what they've done for the past five years.

    This is their style of play and it'll continue to be, because it's so successful.

  11. Postpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    It's still goalless in Manchester, after around half of the first 45 minutes, but City have dominated the ball so far.

    They're keeping possession at the moment, patiently looking for a way to unlock the Swedish club's defence.

  12. Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Phil NevilleImage source, PA

    England boss Phil Neville is at the Academy Stadium in Manchester to watch this game.

    There are nine English players in the City starting side, plus Englishwoman Natasha Dowie in the Linkopings XI.

  13. Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Some neat play from City sets up Georgia Stanway on the edge of the area, but her driving shot rises over the bar. Not a bad effort.

  14. CLOSE!published at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Demi Stokes clips in a delicate cross in to the six-yard box but Jane Ross is inches away from connecting with it in the middle.

    That's the best moment of the game so far from the hosts.

  15. Postpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Man City's first corner is aimed towards the head of Scotland's Jen Beattie but it comes to nothing.

  16. Coming uppublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Montpellier v Chelsea (19:45 GMT)

    Emma HayesImage source, Getty Images

    Emma Hayes' Chelsea are bidding to reach the last four of this competition for the first time.

    Their first ever appearance at the quarter-final stage sees them take on last season's French league runners-up, Montpellier, from 19:45 GMT.

    The London club will be looking for an all-important away goal.

  17. Postpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Man City are still having the better of the opening exchanges, but there are no clear-cut chances to report just yet, with 10 minutes gone.

  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    With seven minutes gone, we have the game's first card, and it's a yellow for City's Georgia Stanway.

    She dived in a bit with her foot off the ground. She won the ball, but French referee Stephanie Frappart feels it was a poor challenge.

  19. Postpublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    Man City 0-0 Linkopings

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Man City have started very strongly, but they need to keep the killer instinct going.

    They need to keep the pedal to the ground and not stop because in Champions League football an away goal for the opposition could be crucial.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2018

    #bbcfootball

    You can of course have your say on tonight's action via #bbcfootball on social media.

    Which of the two English sides do you think has the best chance of winning this competition?