Chelsea's Unbeaten Streak Ends in City Defeat

Chelsea Women suffered their first defeat of the season under new head coach Sonia Bompastor as Manchester City won 2-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final, ending Chelsea's 31-game unbeaten streak. Vivianne Miedema, coming off the bench, scored both goals for City. The win marked the first victory for interim City boss Nick Cushing after replacing Gareth Taylor. Chelsea had previously defeated City 2-1 in the League Cup final, marking Bompastor’s first trophy with the team. This match is part of a sequence of four back-to-back meetings between the teams, with the next encounter set for the Women's Super League.