Paris (AFP)
All three winners of their quarter-final first leg of the Women's Champions League, FC Barcelona, Olympique Lyonnais and Bayern Munich took a serious option on the last four.
Nothing seems certain, however, for the English Chelsea.
They hardly dominated the German Wolfsburg (2-1), during a home meeting relocated to Budapest (Hungary).
Australian star Samantha Kerr opened the scoring for the London club.
Former star of the Louves between 2017 and 2020, the Danish Pernille Harder scored the second goal for Chelsea, who received in this first round.
The Dutch Dominique Janssen reduced the penalty mark for the finalists of the previous edition.
FC Barcelona took a big step towards qualification by largely beating Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals, relocated to Monza in Italy.
Barcelona won against the impressive Mancunian squad (Alex Greenwood, Lucy Bronze, Rose Lavelle) thanks to goals from Asistat Oshoala, Mariona Caldentey and Jennifer Hermoso.
The shock of these C1 ladies quarterfinals saw Lyon, five-time title holder, win against their French rival Paris Saint-Germain (1-0).
The Lyonnaises, who eliminated the Parisiennes in the semifinals of the previous edition by the same score, won thanks to a late penalty converted by their captain Wendie Renard (86th).
In the last quarter-final, Bayern Munich, who hosted the Swedes from FC Rosengard, obtained a controlled victory (3-0).
Linda Dallmann, Klara Bühl and Lineth Beerensteyn scored for the Bavarians.
Results and program of the quarter-finals of the Champions League:
Wednesday March 24
FC Barcelona (ESP) - Manchester City (ENG) 3 - 0
Chelsea (ENG) - Wolfsburg (GER) 2 - 1
Paris SG (FRA) - Lyon (FRA) 0 - 1
Bayern Munich (GER) - FC Rosengård (SWE) 3 - 0
Return matches:
Wednesday March 31:
(2:00 p.m.) Wolfsburg (GER) - Chelsea (ENG)
(5:00 p.m.) Manchester City (ENG) - FC Barcelona (ESP)
(6.30 p.m.) Lyon (FRA) - Paris SG (FRA)
Thursday April 1:
(19h00) FC Rosengård (SWE) - Bayern Munich (GER)
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