Sonia Bompastor’s ‘perfect’ Chelsea make it through to Champions League semi-finals

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Chelsea overcame a first-leg defeat to Manchester City with a 3-0 win, reaching the Women’s Champions League semi-finals for the third straight year. Up next is Barcelona, a familiar rival.  With strong domestic form and Bompastor’s leadership, Chelsea believe this could be their year to finally conquer Europe.

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00:00Chelsea's ambitions in the Women's Champions League remain as high as ever, despite a rocky

00:08start to their quarter-final tie against Manchester City.

00:13Under manager Sonia Bompastor, Chelsea had been on an unbeaten run across all competitions,

00:20but a first-leg defeat left many questioning their European credentials.

00:25The loss was a setback, but Bompastor's response, reportedly intense, seemed to spark her team's

00:31determination.

00:34Chelsea responded in emphatic fashion with a 3-0 win in the second leg, overturning the

00:39deficit and securing their place in the semi-finals for a third consecutive year.

00:47I'm allowing myself to just enjoy.

00:51I think, you know, sometimes in football you work really hard, you sometimes get good results,

00:57sometimes not, but I think tonight was a perfect night for us.

01:02Being able again to play at Stamford Bridge with our fans and being able to turn things

01:08around.

01:09Again, I'm really proud of my players and, yeah, it was a difficult challenge, but we

01:16believed it was possible and I think this belief was something really strong in our

01:21side and maybe made the difference.

01:26Chelsea's next challenge is familiar as they will meet reigning champions Barcelona in

01:31the semi-finals.

01:33The Catalans have been a thorn in Chelsea's side for the past two seasons, including a

01:39dominant 4-0 victory in the 2021 final.

01:43However, Chelsea's victory over City showed that they are more than capable.

01:47With Arsenal also in the semi-finals, there's a real possibility of an all-English final

01:52in Lisbon on the 24th May.

01:54However, the path to the title will be anything but easy, but both Barcelona and Lyon, who

01:59have dominated the competition, standing in Chelsea's way.

02:04As Bompastor says, if Chelsea can replicate their recent performance, the Champions League

02:10is well within their reach.

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