Champions League Wrap: Lyon and Chelsea cruise into semi-finals

• Macdara Ferris
• Wed, Mar 27 2024




Olympique Lyonnais had a comprehensive 4-1 Champions League quarter-final second leg win (6-2 on aggregate) over Benfica to earn a place in the semi-finals.

A brace of goals from player of the match Delphine Cascarino and Kadidiatou Diani (with two late injury times strikes) earned the French side the win on what was a record equaling 15^th appearance at this stage of the competition for Lyon.

Line-ups

Lyon: Endler; Carpenter, Mbock Bathy, Gilles, Bacha (Morroni 70); Van de Donk (Majri 63), Horan, Däbritz (Egurrola 46); Diani, Le Sommer (Dumornay 46), Cascarino (Becho 76)

Benfica: Pauels; Araujo, Carole Costa (Andreia Norton 83), Ucheibe; Lucia Alves, Gasper, Andreia Faria (Jéssica Silva 57), Catarina Amado; Alidou (Almendariz 90 +4), Davidson (Falcón 83), Kika Nazareth

They were joined on Wednesday night in the last four by Chelsea who defeated Ajax 4-1 on aggregate. The second leg was a 1-1 draw in Stamford Bridge. Mayra Ramirez put the home side a goal up before Chasity Grant equalised on the night.

Thursday will see the remaining two quarter-finals with Barcelona at home to Brann and PSG playing Häcken in Paris. Both home sides are 2-1 up from the first leg.

Lyon will play the winner of the PSG/Häcken tie with the first leg in France. Chelsea will be away in the semi-final first leg against the winner of the Barcelona v Brann tie.

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