Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women will square off in the second leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinal tie on Thursday (March 27th). The game will be played at Stamford Bridge.
The visitors hold a two-goal lead in the tie, having claimed a 2-0 home win in the first leg in Manchester last week. Vivianne Miedema scored a second-half brace to help the Mancunians claim the victory.
Both sides squared off domestically four days after their continental clash. City went ahead through Kerolin's 32nd-minute strike but Agnes Beever-Jones equalized four minutes into the second half. Erin Cuthbert stepped off the bench to score the match-winner in injury time to help the Blues claim a 2-1 comeback away win in the Women's Super League.
Barcelona or Wolfsburg await the winner of this tie in the semifinal.
Both sides will face one another for the fourth consecutive time in just under two weeks and Chelsea have a two-goal deficit to overcome. The Blues, incidentally, won two of the three games played between the two sides, while their loss in the first leg last week is the sole defeat they have suffered across 31 competitive games this season (27 wins).
Manchester City are seeking to qualify for the Women's Champions League semifinal for the first time since 2018. The Mancunians are the underdogs in this game but their two-goal cushion gives them some wriggle room.
Both of these clubs are building something of a rivalry in English women's football and another potential clash in the Women's FA Cup final could lie in wait. We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Chelsea Women 3-1 Manchester City Women
Tip 1 - Chelsea Women to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 8.5 corner kicks
Tip 5 - Chelsea to score over 1.5 goals