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UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final guide

The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals are decided on Wednesday and Thursday, with Lyon, Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern defending leads.

The draw for the rest of the competition is already made on the road to Gothenburg on 16 May.

  • Both legs of Chelsea vs Wolfsburg and Barcelona's home game against Manchester City changed venues.

Road to Gothenburg

Quarter-finals (second legs: Wednesday/Thursday)
Wolfsburg (GER) vs Chelsea (ENG) – first leg 1-2
Manchester City (ENG) vs Barcelona (ESP) – first leg 0-3
Lyon (FRA, holders) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – first leg 1-0
Rosengård (SWE) vs Bayern München (GER) – first leg 0-3

Semi-final draw (24/25 April & 1/2 May)
1: Paris/Lyon vs Barcelona/Manchester City
2: Bayern/Rosengård vs Chelsea/Wolfsburg

Final (16 May: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg)
Winner semi-final 2 vs Winner semi-final 1

Second-leg guide

Wednesday:

Wolfsburg (1-2) Chelsea (played in Budapest)
The two-time champions had most of the play in their 'away' leg, coach Stephan Lerch calling it "their best game of the season" but Chelsea hold the edge thanks partly to a goal from former Wolfsburg star Pernille Harder. Chelsea's German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was hailed as the "best in the world" by manager Emma Hayes though she was finally beaten by Dominique Janssen's penalty to leave this tie finely balanced. Wolfsburg were able to restore Ewa Pajor to their XI in the first leg after long-term injury but will be missing Lena Oberdorf, suspended along with Chelsea's Niamh Charles, leaving Emma Hayes a headache at right-back with Maren Mjelde already injured. "I expect an even more relentless pressure from Wolfsburg," said Hayes. "I expect the challenges will be even bigger than in the first leg.”

Manchester City (0-3) Barcelona
The 2019 runners-up had to play their home leg in Monza but still dominated another of the clear contenders for the title. Jenni Hermoso got the third to move to being overall competition top scorer on five goals while City's Chloe Kelly had a penalty saved at 1-0. Still, City manager Gareth Taylor isn't giving up, telling BBC Sport: "I don't think it's a tough task. I think we can turn it around. It's within our capabilities." However, Barcelona have not conceded three in a game since their 4-1 final loss to Lyon in 2019 and have scored 45 unanswered goals in 12 games, all wins, since Real Madrid's late consolation to make it 4-1 on 31 January.

Lyon (1-0) Paris Saint-Germain
Perhaps no team is hungrier to knock Lyon off their perch than domestic rivals Paris, but the capital side face a mighty task after the seven-time European champions did what champions do in the first leg: win after being outplayed. Wendie Renard's late penalty was tough on a Paris side that had pressed with intensity and created numerous chances, and Olivier Echouafni's players will need to build on those positives as they enter Lyon's den. The holders have won all 11 of their previous quarter-finals, but their advantage is slim and Paris – still ahead of OL in the French league – remain the last club to have knocked them out of this competition.

Thursday:

Rosengård (0-3) Bayern München
Sweden hosts this year's final but has not had a team in the last four since 2014, and Rosengård face a tough task after Bayern stretched their winning streak in all competitions to 25 with their first-leg victory and Sunday's 6-0 win at Duisburg. However, Bayern coach Jens Scheuer is taking nothing for granted, saying: "Our opponents showed that they are in the quarter-finals by right. They demanded everything from us and, above all, were very strong physically."

First-leg results

24 March:

Barcelona 3-0 Manchester City (played in Monza)
Chelsea 2-1 Wolfsburg (played in Budapest)
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Lyon
Bayern München 3-0 Rosengård

Source: UEFA