Chelsea to Face Barcelona in Women's Champions League Semifinals

Chelsea's women's team staged a remarkable comeback, defeating Manchester City 3-0 to advance to the Women's Champions League semi-finals, overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit. The victory sets up a challenging matchup against defending champions Barcelona, who defeated Wolfsburg 6-1 in their quarter-final. Chelsea, under coach Sonia Bompastor, expressed confidence ahead of their semi-final, aiming to break their streak of losses against Barcelona in previous tournaments. Notably, the first leg against Barcelona will occur at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Catalonia on April 20, with the return leg at Stamford Bridge a week later. Meanwhile, Arsenal also advanced to the semi-finals, defeating Real Madrid 3-0 in their second leg, and will face Lyon. The final is scheduled for May 24 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.