Chelsea's Sam Kerr and Lyon's Ellie Carpenter are poised to go head-to-head in the Women's Champions League after their powerhouse clubs were drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.
Champions Lyon, who last weekend welcomed Carpenter back into their side after her eight-month absence following a serious knee injury suffered in last year's final, represent a massive hurdle for fellow Australian international Kerr, who's after the one major trophy missing from her glittering Chelsea c.v.
The pair's Matildas' colleagues Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley will also feature in the last-eight for Arsenal, who were pitted against German giants Bayern Munich when the draw was made in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday.
Both English clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal, have the advantage of playing the second legs of their ties at home after winning their groups.
But with the semi-final draw also having taken place on Friday, both Chelsea and Lyon have been plunged into the toughest section of the draw, with the winners probably set to face 2021 champions Barcelona, who will play Roma in the last-eight.
So, if in-form Kerr and her dominant Chelsea outfit get through, they could face a repeat of the 2021 final when they were hammered 4-0 by the Spanish champions in Gothenburg.
Barcelona lost last year's final 3-1 to Lyon, who lifted a record eighth Champions League crown despite it proving a bittersweet night for fullback Carpenter, who had to come off in the first quarter-of-an-hour with her ruptured ACL.
Should Arsenal win their quarter-final, they will play either French side PSG or Germany's Wolfsburg as they seek to earn a place in the final in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on June 3.
Women's Champions League quarter-finals
First Leg
March 21-22
Bayern Munich (Germany) v Arsenal (England)
Lyon (France) v Chelsea (England)
Roma (Italy) v Barcelona (Spain)
Paris St Germain (France) v Wolfsburg (Germany)
Second Leg
March 29-30
Arsenal v Bayern, Chelsea v Lyon, Barcelona v Roma, Wolfsburg v PSG
Semi-finals
First Leg
April 22-23
PSG or Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich or Arsenal
Lyon or Chelsea v Roma or Barcelona
Second Leg
April 29-30
Bayern Munich or Arsenal v PSG or Wolfsburg, Roma or Barcelona v Lyon or Chelsea
