Chelsea and Manchester City progress to Women's Champions League quarter-finals
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Published 11/03/2021 at 17:26 GMT
The two leading Women's Super League sides continue to fly the flag in the Women's Champions League with straightforward progress through the round of 16. Neither has ever before reached a final in the competition.
Ellen White celebrates
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Chelsea and Manchester City have both reached the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League after very comfortable wins in their round-of-16 clashes.
Emma Hayes' defending Women's Super League champions beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 on aggregate after the Spanish side missed three penalties over the course of the tie.
Ironically, the second leg was wrapped up by a penalty for the Blues, taken by Maren Mjelde on 77 minutes, and Emelyne Laurent's injury-time equaliser was only a consolation.
And Gareth Taylor's City enjoyed an even more straightforward time of it against Fiorentina with an 8-0 aggregate win, impressing with a 5-0 victory in the away leg courtesy of goals from Caroline Weir, a brace from Ellen White and a brace from USA international Sam Mewis.
That was despite the absences of England stars Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze.
Neither side has ever yet made it beyond the semi-final stages of the competition.
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