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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened

Chelsea Manchester City Manchester Aoba Fujino Bunny Shaw Vivianne Miedema Blindkilde Brown Jess Park Keira Walsh Kerolin
Manchester City's players mob Vivianne Miedema after she scores their first goal.
Manchester City's players mob Vivianne Miedema after she scores their first goal. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

Thank you so much for joining us for this absolutely thrilling first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarter-final between two English powerhouses. Manchester City have ended Chelsea’s 28-match unbeaten run under new boss Sonia Bompastor and they did it in skilful style, completely nullifying their opponents. To catch up on all the action have a read of the report below. We will be back this weekend to bring you WSL action and we will also bring you all the updates from the Women’s Champions League second legs next week. Until then, have a good week.

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Yes, Vivianne Miedema will grab the headlines tonight but a word on the performance from Kerolin. She was the one to spark the attack this evening and got the crowd on their feet when City needed a lift.

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