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Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Ladies’s Champions League on Wednesday regardless of a 1-1 draw at dwelling to Ajax, whereas Lyon additionally progressed after brushing apart Benfica in France.
Mayra Ramirez put Chelsea right into a first-half lead on her European membership debut earlier than Chasity Grant equalised for Ajax within the second half.
Chelsea prevailed 4-1 on combination following a 3-0 win within the first leg in Amsterdam.
Ajax practically took the lead within the opening 20 minutes when goalkeeper Zecira Musovic had her clearance charged down by Tiny Hoekstra, however the ball rolled towards the put up and went agonisingly huge.
Simply after the half-hour mark, Ramirez opened her Champions League account with a composed end after being let loose by Guro Reiten.
Now 4 targets to the great, Emma Hayes’ aspect seemed set to cruise into the ultimate 4.
Grant put a dampener on the night time for Chelsea when she ran on to Hoekstra’s by way of ball and her barely scuffed end squirmed its means by way of Musovic.
With the rating stage on the night time, Chelsea’s combination lead was insurmountable for Ajax though Musovic did redeem herself within the final 10 minutes when she made glorious fingertip saves to disclaim Romee Leuchter after which Danique Tolhoek.
4 up for Lyon
Earlier, braces from Delphine Cascarino and Kadidiatou Diani gave eight-times titleholders Lyon a 4-1 victory on the Groupama Stadium to assert the tie 6-2 on combination.
Marie-Yasmine Alidou equalised minutes after Cascarino’s opener on the finish of the primary half, however the 27-year-old hit a second shortly after half-time earlier than two injury-time Diani targets gave Lyon a cushty victory.
“There was quite a bit to be grateful for,” Lyon coach Sonia Bompastor toldo the membership’s channel, OLPLAY.
“The comeback at half-time was lovely and damage the Portuguese mentally, however we needed to be extra medical within the first half.”
Lyon created a number of good early possibilities however did not discover a well past Lena Pauels within the Benfica objective till the forty third minute.
Cascarino gave Lyon a two-goal buffer on combination when Eugenie Le Sommer chased down an underhit backpass, gained her problem with Pauels after which had the presence of thoughts to put the ball again to the French worldwide, who duly completed with a pleasant chip over the stranded ‘keeper and two retreating defenders.
However Benfica struck again immediately to cut back the deficit to 1 objective when Alidou bundled dwelling Lucia Alves’ cross, following a elegant defence-splitting go from deep by Kika Nazareth.
Lyon made two adjustments at half-time, and the transfer quickly paid off when Cascarino doubled up with a superb particular person effort six minutes into the second half.
Choosing the ball up in midfield, she drove ahead earlier than unleashing a strong shot from exterior the world.
One minute into added-time, Diani tucked away Lindsey Horan’s knockdown within the field to cement Lyon’s spot within the semi-finals.
The margin of victory then grew to become even higher 5 minutes later when Diani miscontrolled the ball and Catarina Amado’s clearance truly glanced off the French ahead and into the web.
