Chelsea eased into the Girls’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Celtic, whereas Lyon and Actual Madrid additionally booked their locations within the knockout section.
England worldwide Lucy Bronze struck with a volley within the second minute at Stamford Bridge and Dutch midfielder Wieke Kaptein’s header doubled Chelsea’s lead halfway by means of the primary half.
Eve Perisset added a 3rd from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time as Girls’s Tremendous League leaders Chelsea made it 4 wins from 4 in Group B to ensure their passage to the following spherical.
Becoming a member of them from the identical part shall be Actual Madrid after their battling 3-2 victory away to Twente.
The Dutch hosts led by means of Jaimy Ravensbergen’s opener, however Linda Caicedo levelled on the stroke of half-time earlier than Madrid took management with objectives from Signe Bruun and substitute Alba Redondo, who scored in added time.
Twente pulled a objective again proper on the finish courtesy of Sophie Te Brake.
Madrid are second on 9 factors however can’t be overtaken by Twente after successful each conferences between the groups.
“I can see Actual Madrid going actually far on this Girls’s Champions League marketing campaign,” Danish ahead Bruun informed UEFA.com.
“It has at all times been my dream to win trophies, and this one could be the largest, so but once more, we’re one step nearer.”
Lyon got here from behind to beat Roma 4-1 to maintain their excellent document intact in Group A.
Roma shocked the house facet as Giulia Dragoni fired the Italians forward with 16 minutes to play, however Kadidiatou Diani, who began on the bench, responded with a quick-fire double to place Lyon forward.
The document eight-time European champions made positive of the factors late on with additional objectives from Eugenie Le Sommer and captain Wendie Renard.
Lyon are six factors away from Roma and Wolfsburg, who thumped Galatasaray 5-0 for the second time in a row as Alexandra Popp bagged a hat-trick for the Germans.
Wolfsburg’s different objectives got here from Janina Minge and Lena Lattwein, leaving Galatasaray nonetheless and not using a level having scored simply as soon as and conceded 19 instances.
Roma journey to Wolfsburg for his or her subsequent recreation on December 11 for a doubtlessly decisive showdown within the race to observe Lyon by means of to the final eight.
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