It has been a bruising couple of weeks for Manchester City. Only twenty days ago, they sacked long-term head coach Gareth Taylor ahead of a monumental run of four successive fixtures against Chelsea across three competitions.

Reaction to the Women's Champions League as Arsenal beat Real Madrid to reach semi-finals plus build-up to Chelsea v Manchester City.

For a third year running, Chelsea will face champions Barcelona in the semi-finals. It was Barcelona who hammered Chelsea 4-0 in their first ever final in 2021 and, while they ran them close in the past two seasons, they are opponents against whom they have come up short time after time.