Barcelona beat Wolfsburg 6-1 in Thursday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg to go through 10-2 on aggregate, while in the all-English clash Chelsea staged a remarkable comeback against Manchester City to go through.
Salma Paralluelo and Clàudia Pina got two goals each for Barca in their win. At Stamford Bridge meanwhile, the Blues scored three first half goals to defeat Man City in the second leg 3-0 to overturn their 2-0 first leg loss.
The Catalan side are seeking their third European crown in a row. The holders are now on a seven-game European winning streak; they have lost only two of their last 26 Women’s Champions League matches (W22 D2).
It will be the third year in a row that Chelsea will meet Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League semi-final.
On Wednesday night, Arsenal staged another remarkable comeback with three quick-fire 15 minute second half goals overturning a 2-0 first leg deficit against Real Madrid. In front of 22,517 spectators in the Emirates, player-of-the-match Alessia Russon got the first and third, with Mariona Caldentey scoring the second.
The Gunners will face Lyon in the semi-final after the French side beat Bayern Munich 4-1 at home, having won the first leg 2-0 in Germany. Last year’s runners up Lyon are managed by former Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro – Lyon are unbeaten over 90 minutes in their 27 games since Montemurro became coach (W25 D2).
This will be the eighth time the London side have reached the semi-final but 2007 remains the only year when Arsenal won the European Cup. Only Lyon have more semi-final appearances – with 14 – and they hold the record of UEFA Women’s Champions Leagues win (8).
The semi-finals are set for 19/20 and 26/27 April. Arsenal will be at home in the first leg.
Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon will stage the 2025 UEFA Women’s Champions League final on Saturday 24 May.