Chelsea will look to bounce back from Champions League disappointment when they face Liverpool at Prenton Park on Wednesday. The Blues are sitting in second place in the Women's Super League table, while the Reds will head into the midweek fixture in fifth position. (Source: Sports Mole)
Liverpool manager Matt Beard says that his side must be prepared for a reaction from Chelsea when the two teams meet at Prenton Park on Wednesday evening.
The visitors will be looking to record their second victory in history over their opponents after winning 2-1 at home last season as they seek to boost chances of playing in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) next season whilst the hosts will be looking to maintain their unbeaten run in the league this season after their 4-2 victory against Levante Las Planas last Wednesday.
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Two years ago in the semi-finals, Lyon also beat Paris 3-2 in the OL Stadium first leg, Katoto having struck first on that occasion too. Lyon then proceeded to win 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, but Paris showed in the first leg that they have enough of a threat to reverse that and reach their third final. (Source: Uefa.com)
Paris and Lyon met for a record 11th time in this competition last Saturday and the game was perhaps the most thrilling of them all.
Kadidiatou Diani remains clear in the UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer race after getting her eighth of the campaign in Lyon's 3-2 semi-final first-leg defeat of Paris Saint-Germain.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto, on seven goals, had drawn level with Diani by scoring twice to put Paris 2-0 up. But Diani restored her lead to begin a dramatic comeback.
Barcelona's 20-year-old forward Salma Paralluelo is hot on the heals of Diani and Katoto with six goals.
Goals from Aitana Bonmatí and Fridolina Rolfö either side of Kadeisha Buchanan's red card were enough to send Barcelona through to a fourth straight final.
Aitana Bonmatí, Barcelona midfielder: "I am proud of my team. We have got to another final. It wasn’t easy but we made it! We don’t always win by a lot of goals, and we knew Chelsea were a tough team. It’s normal we have fewer chances than normal and we had to take chances we had – that’s what we did today."
Ona Batlle suggests that Barcelona’s fourth consecutive appearance in the final shows that ‘we’re in a very good moment for women’s football in Spain.’
Barcelona need to overturn a first-leg deficit to advance, something they have only managed once before, in the 2018/19 round of 32, when they lost 3-1 at BIIK-Kazygurt but won 3-0 at home on their way to a debut final. (Source: Uefa.com)
Erin Cuthbert's first-half goal proved enough for Chelsea to gain a memorable 1-0 away victory last Saturday. Barcelona had not lost a competitive home match since 2019.