Lyon vs Chelsea LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and final score after Guro Reiten goal

Chelsea will take a one-goal lead back to Stamford Bridge after Guro Reiten’s sublime finish secured an impressive win over holders Lyon in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals.

The eight-time winners Lyon had the better of the early chances but Reiten curled a wonderful shot past Christiane Endler after an excellent pass from Erin Cuthbert. Lauren James came close to double Chelsea’s lead with a shot that hit the inside of the post, while Sam Kerr also had an opportunity late on.

Chelsea lost defender Millie Bright to injury near the end of the first half and Lyon came close to equalising after the break when Magdalena Eriksson lost possession inside her own box, but Ann-Katrin Berger was able to tip Delphine Cascarino’s shot onto the post.

Chelsea will host Lyon at Stamford Bridge next Thursday, where Emma Hayes’ side will look to advance to the semi-finals. Follow all the updates from Lyon vs Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League, which can be watched for free on YouTube:

Lyon vs Chelsea

• Chelsea defeat Lyon in the Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg

• How Chelsea produced statement Champions League display to take charge against Lyon

• 60’ POST! - Cascarino strikes the upright after mistake from Eriksson (LYO 0-1 CHE)

• 56’ SHOT! - Cuthbert wins the ball high up the pitch and forces Endler into a low save (LYO 0-1 CHE)

• 33’ POST! - A snapshot from James sees her strike the post (LYO 0-1 CHE)

• 28’ GOAL! - Reiten curls a first-time finish into the net after fine build-up from Cuthbert (LYO 0-1 CHE)

• 16’ CHANCE - Le Sommer draws a low stop out of Berger (LYO 0-0 CHE)

How Chelsea produced statement Champions League display to take charge against Lyon

20:08 , Michael Jones

It’s advantage Chelsea in the Champions League, but it’s also so much more than that. A 1-0 win at the home of the holders Lyon gives Chelsea a narrow lead heading back to Stamford Bridge, but this is also a result and performance that will give Emma Hayes’ side real belief that they can finish the job and deliver a statement result in this competition. Guro Reiten’s wonderful finish midway though the first half was the difference, but overall this was a hugely impressive away display from the English champions.

It also has to be Chelsea’s best result in Europe under Hayes. Only Paris Saint-Germain have managed to knock Lyon out of the Champions League over the past seven years and while the job is only halfway done, Chelsea have given themselves a huge chance. The visitors were made to hang on at times but they also carried the greater threat in large spells. In an ominous warning to Lyon, Sam Kerr did most of her work off the ball and had a wasteful night when chances arrived, although the record winners may have Ada Hegerberg back in time for Stamford Bridge.

This wasn’t Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of the serial Champions League winners in the opening round of the group stages, but this also was the quarter-finals, and with Lyon closer to full strength than they were at the start of the season. Chelsea were able to establish enough control to execute their plan after a nervy, uncomfortable opening, spearheaded by the wide threats of Reiten and Lauren James. Both were excellent, with Reiten curling a lovely winner and James striking the post, with the space opened up thanks to the tireless work of Kerr and Erin Cuthbert.

How Chelsea produced statement Champions League display to take charge against Lyon

FT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

20:04 , Michael Jones

Guro Reiten is awarded Player of the Match for her first half goal.

The UEFA Technical Observer Panel praised her display, saying: “She scored the decisive goal, created chances and worked hard defensively. She also handled different positions very well and was vital for Chelsea’s success in this game.”

FT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

20:00 , Michael Jones

Chelsea will take a one-goal lead back to Stamford Bridge after Guro Reiten’s sublime finish secured an impressive win over holders Lyon in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals.

The eight-time winners Lyon had the better of the early chances but Reiten curled a wonderful shot past Christiane Endler after an excellent pass from Erin Cuthbert. Lauren James came close to double Chelsea’s lead with a shot that hit the inside of the post, while Sam Kerr also had an opportunity late on.

Chelsea lost defender Millie Bright to injury near the end of the first half and Lyon came close to equalising after the break when Magdalena Eriksson lost possession inside her own box, but Ann-Katrin Berger was able to tip Delphine Cascarino’s shot onto the post.

Chelsea will host Lyon at Stamford Bridge next Thursday, where Emma Hayes’ side will look to advance to the semi-finals

FT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:53 , Michael Jones

FT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:49 , Michael Jones

Champions League quarter-final first legs

Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal

Roma 0-1 Barcelona

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

Paris St-Germain v Wolfsburg (20:00 GMT)

Second legs

Barcelona v Roma (Wednesday, 29 March, 17:45 BST, 1-0 on agg)

Arsenal v Bayern Munich (Wednesday, 29 March, 20:00 BST, 0-1 on agg)

Wolfsburg v Paris St-Germain (Thursday, 30 March, 17:45 BST)

Chelsea v Lyon (Thursday, 30 March, 20:00 BST, 1-0 on agg)

FT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:45 , Michael Jones

Chelsea edge past Lyon in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals. They take a slender lead back home and know that a clean sheet in the second leg will be enough to send them through to the last four.

Will this be the year that the Blues finally lift the Champions League trophy?

Full-time: Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:41 , Michael Jones

90+3 mins: Chelsea get the job done against the Champions League holders. They’ve won the first leg in France and will take a one-goal advantage into the reverse fixture back in London.

Emma Hayes’ team have Guro Reiten to thank for finishing off a great move and set-up from Erin Cuthbert. They tie is still all to play for but Chelsea have one leg in the semi-finals.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:39 , Michael Jones

90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play in France. Chelsea are firmly holding onto their lead now. It’s been a good night for them.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:37 , Michael Jones

87 mins: Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is introduced to replace Lauren James. James’ departure signals that Emma Hayes is pleased with her team’s work tonight and will happily take a one-goal advantage into the second leg.

Just a few minutes left to play in this one.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:34 , Michael Jones

84 mins: Lyon have used all five of their substitutions tonight meaning 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg is not fit enough to play as she recovers from a injury.

She could be a vital player in the second leg though as Lyon look to overturn this deficit.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:30 , Michael Jones

81 mins: Close! A cross field pass comes over to Daniell van de Donk. She brings the ball into the box and - in almost the same position as Guro Reiten’s goal - curls her effort wide of the far post.

There may have been a touch from Eve Perisset as she lunges towards the ball. Yes, the referee awards Lyon a corner meaning that’s great defending from the Chelsea right-back.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:27 , Michael Jones

78 mins: Melvine Malard has replaced Delphine Cascarino for Lyon. Horan curls a cross into the middle for her but sends the pass too close to Berger who clings onto it for Chelsea.

There’s a growing frustration for Lyon now.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:22 , Michael Jones

75 mins: Chance! Lauren James floats another lovely pass over the top as Sam Kerr sprints in behind down the inside left channel. Kerr brings the ball under control and touches it into the box before drilling her shot over the crossbar!

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:20 , Michael Jones

72 mins: Close! A Chelsea corner gets whipped into the box and falls nicely for Sam Kerr. The forward isn’t able to get it out from under her own feet though and somehow Lyon manage to scurry it away.

Kerr will be disappointed with that one.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:19 , Michael Jones

69 mins: Emma Hayes makes a more defensive change as she replaces Erin Cuthbert with Niamh Charles. If Chelsea can take a one (or two) goal lead back home then it’ll be a massive result for the WSL leaders.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:15 , Michael Jones

66 mins: Sophie Ingle finds Lauren James in midfield and James dinks the ball into the right side of the box as Sam Kerr makes a nice run in behind the defence.

Christine Endler spots the run early and storms off her line to beat the striker to the ball and manages to smother it before Kerr has the chance to shoot.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:11 , Michael Jones

63 mins: Lyon have been buoyed by that chance from Cascarino. There’s now a nervous energy to Chelsea’s play as though they’re running out of options in possession.

A long ball comes over the top to Sam Kerr who brings it down and rolls a pass over to Guro Reiten. Reiten shoots but pulls her effort wide of the nearest post.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:09 , Michael Jones

60 mins: Off the post! Magdalena Eriksson makes a massive mistake after taking too long on the ball inside her own box. She ends up passing it over to Vicki Becho who slips in Delphine Cascarino.

Cascarino curls a shot at goal but rattles the left-hand post and Chelsea are reprieved!

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:06 , Michael Jones

59 mins: A couple more changes for Lyon now as they try to force an equaliser. Dzsenifer Marozsan and Perle Morroni are taken off and replaced with Danielle van de Donk and Selma Bacha.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:03 , Michael Jones

56 mins: Chance! Erin Cuthbert picks the pocket of Dzsenifer Marozsan and darts into the right side of Lyon’s penalty area. She lets fly with a right-footed shot and draws a dropping stop out of the goalkeeper.

Chelsea are creating the better chances. They haven’t had as many as Lyon but look more likely to score.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

19:01 , Michael Jones

54 mins: Morroni sprints into space on the left wing and brings a pacey diagonal pass under control. She whips a decent cross over to the opposite side of the box where Lindsey Horan arrives late and powers a header towards goal.

It’s a decent effort but Magdalena Eriksson is on hand to head the ball clear himself.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:58 , Michael Jones

51 mins: Lauren James wins the ball back in midfield and plays a forward pass up to Sam Kerr.

Kerr flicks the ball on and tries to spin around Wendie Renard but the Lyon centre-back is too strong and manages to hold the forward up long enough for Christine Endler to come out and collect the ball.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:56 , Michael Jones

48 mins: Carpenter’s attempted pass down the line is intercepted and cleared by Jess Carter. Chelsea are being pushed onto the back foot in the early stages of the second half but they’re defending well and keeping Lyon at bay.

Second half: Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:53 , Michael Jones

Lyon boss, Sonia Bompastor, makes a change at the break. Eugenie Le Sommer is taken off with Vicki Becho replacing her as the number nine.

Chelsea get the ball rolling for the second half.

HT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:50 , Michael Jones

Lyon midfielder, Damaris Egurrola, speaking at half-time: “It’s the Champions League. One mistake and they score.

“We need to do better. This is not enough. Second half, we have to do better. Be more intense, keep the ball better – we didn’t have that. And also be more efficient in front of goal.

“We’re missing chances. We’re playing alright but it’s not enough for the Champions League.”

HT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:46 , Michael Jones

Guro Reiten has struck her first goal in this competition since netting away to Servette in last season’s group stage back in November 2021.

HT Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:42 , Michael Jones

Surprisingly Chelsea edged possession in the first half having 54% of the ball. They’ll take that across the second half with this one goal lead.

Anything to bring back to England for the second leg will be a massive bonus for Emma Hayes’s team.

Lyon are dangerous though. They’ve created more opportunities but have lack a clinical edge in front of goal.

Half-time: Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:38 , Michael Jones

45+5 mins: So far so good for Chelsea. They’ve edged themselves in front despite Lyon controlling the tempo and most of possession in the first half.

It was a lovely finish from Guro Reiten which has given the Blues a slender lead. An injury to Millie Bright may upset the flow in the second half as Lyon will continue to come at Emma Hayes’ side.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:36 , Michael Jones

45+2 mins: Chance! Perle Morroni makes a fine driving run down the left wing before slipping the ball past Eve Perisset. She darts around the defender, keeps the ball in play then flicks a pass over to Lindsey Horan who misses her attempted volley.

That would have been a certain goal if Horan had made contact with the ball.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:33 , Michael Jones

45 mins: Five minutes of added time to play before the end of the first half.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:30 , Michael Jones

43 mins: Millie Bright does have to go off and Magdalena Eriksson comes on to replace her - as a centre back but also as the Chelsea captain.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:29 , Michael Jones

40 mins: Cascarino plays Carpenter in behind Jess Carter before making an overlapping run to take the ball into the box. She then lifts a cross into the middle but Buchanan is there to nod the ball clear for Chelsea.

Millie Bright is down. She’s had a couple problems with her knee and doesn’t look like she can continue.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:26 , Michael Jones

37 mins: Close! Damaris Egurrola brings the ball down from a throw-in and spins to face goal. She threads the ball up to Sara Dabritz who cuts onto her left foot then whips a shot narrowly wide of the far post.

Decent effort.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:21 , Michael Jones

33 mins: Off the post! Out of nowhere Lauren James receives the ball on the right wing and eases up to the side of the box. She then cuts inside and blasts a left-footed effort towards the far corner.

Her shot hits the base of the post and bounces away to safety. That would have been a belter.

Lyon 0-1 Chelsea

18:19 , Michael Jones

31 mins: There’s a bit of intensity being added to Lyon’s play now. Marozsan’s technical ability and calmness around the box is unnerving for Chelsea but she hasn’t yet been able to set something up.

A quick throw-in comes to Cascarino who is hounded by Millie Bright and forced to retreat.

GOAL! Lyon 0-1 Chelsea (Reiten, 28’)⚽️

18:16 , Michael Jones

28 mins: What a goal this is! Melanie Leupolz gives the ball away to Ellie Carpenter after miscuing a diagonal pass over to Guro Reiten.

Erin Cuthbert jumps onto Carpenter in a flash and recovers the ball before driving it up to the edge of the box. She slips a pass over to the left where Reiten runs onto it and curls a first time finish into the far bottom corner!

Lovely finish and exceptional play from Cuthbert to set up the goal.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

18:12 , Michael Jones

25 mins: Another corner for Lyon sees Berger come out to punch the ball. She doesn’t catch it well and Reiten’s half clearance only pokes the ball across to Marozsan.

She knocks it back into the penalty area before colliding with Eve Perisset. Lyon ask the referee about a penalty but they don’t get one and Chelsea scramble the ball away.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

18:09 , Michael Jones

22 mins: Dabritz whips a corner ball into the hands of Berger after Cascarino sees a long-ranged effort deflected behind.

Just over 20 minutes gone and Lyon are probably edging it just through the number of half-chances they’ve created. Chelsea are holding their own though.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

18:07 , Michael Jones

19 mins: A misplaced backpass from Carpenter gives the ball away to Sam Kerr just outside the Lyon penalty area.

Kerr rolls it onto her right foot then lets fly and pulls her effort from range wide of the nearest post.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

18:03 , Michael Jones

16 mins: Shot! Lindsey Horan brings the ball down the inside righ channel before flicking the ball across to Sara Dabritz. She dinsk it up to Eugenie Le Sommer who brings the ball under control then shoots on the turn forcing a low diving save out of Ann-Katrin Berger.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

18:00 , Michael Jones

14 mins: Carpenter and Cascarino are linking beautifully on the right side of the pitch. The defender slips a pass into the box for Cascarino who lines up a shot at goal only for Millie Bright to get across and recover the ball.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

17:59 , Michael Jones

12 mins: Cascarino weaves her way down the right wing and wins a throw after Jess Carter blocks her cross into the box.

Chelsea break on the counter and get the ball up to Lauren James who drives through the middle of the pitch. She offloads the ball to Sam Kerr who takes it into the box and looks to return the ball.

Her pass is slightly behind James and she’s knocked to the ground as Lyon hook the ball away. Kerr wants a penalty but nothing comes from the referee.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

17:56 , Michael Jones

9 mins: Lyon are having the better of these opening stages. Dzsenifer Marozan, with six goals in her past five appearances for Lyon, is played through and tries to keep the ball in play.

There’s too much roll on the through ball though and it bobbles out of play.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

17:53 , Michael Jones

6 mins: Lyon win the first corner of the game and swing a lovely ball into the middle of the box.

Kadesisha Buchanan wins the initial ball but her attempted headed clearance comes over to Eugenie Le Sommer who stretches into a first time shot and has her effort blocked.

Decent pressure from the home side.

Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

17:51 , Michael Jones

3 mins: Chelsea almost get in behind when Erin Cuthbert floats a pass over to Guro Reiten who turns it up to Sam Kerr. She spins towards goal but misplaces a through ball back to Cuthbert and Lyon take over possession.

Kick off: Lyon 0-0 Chelsea

17:48 , Michael Jones

Lyon get the match underway. They work the ball over to the right wing before cutting back inside.

Ellie Carpenter makes a run down the line and receives the ball but her threaded pass into the penalty area doesn’t find a teammate and gets scopped up by Ann-Katrin Berger.

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:43 , Michael Jones

Here come the teams.

The players head out onto the pitch ahead of this Champions League quarter-final first leg. Which way will it go?

How to watch the Women’s Champions League

17:41 , Jamie Braidwood

Every game in this season’s Women’s Champions League knockout stages is being broadcast live on streaming platform DAZN, and also on DAZN’s YouTube channel. You can set reminders to receive a notification of when the stream goes live, which is 15 minutes before the start of each match

You can sign up to DAZN where the matches will also be streamed for free across their digital platforms. The YouTube stream will also be embedded in the Uefa.com and on Uefa.tv for all Women’s Champions League games.

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:38 , Michael Jones

Lyon have been in formidable form in 2023: 11 competitive games unbeaten, three goals conceded. If they maintain that momentum they’re going to be very difficult to beat.

Can Chelsea cause an upset?

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:33 , Michael Jones

The warm-ups are underway at the Groupama Stadium. This is going to be a brilliant encounter and with Arsenal losing to Bayern Munich last night this may be the best tie to get an English team into the semi-finals.

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:28 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Hayes on Lyon vs Chelsea: “Both teams will be working each other out, particularly in the first half. I think both ties will be very different.

“I don’t know what it’s going to look like, what I know is we’ve prepared the best we can and we’re absolutely ready.”

Chelsea unbeaten in Champions League this season

17:27 , Michael Jones

Emma Hayes’ team have had a brilliant European campaign so far. They won five of their six group stages matches with the other result being a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid.

The Blues topped Group A but unfortunately drew a difficult challenge in the knockout rounds against the current holders.

Can Chelsea defeat the current holders?

17:25 , Michael Jones

Lyon, the eight time Champions League winners, are the current holders in this competition having beaten Barcelona 3-1 in last season’s final.

Arsenal hammered Lyon 5-1 in the opening game of the group stages but lost the reverse fixture 1-0. Chelsea are above the Gunners in the WSL so could cause more problems for the French side tonight.

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:16 , Jamie Braidwood

Chelsea midfielder Melanie Leupolz has nothing but praise for her club after the support they provided during her pregnancy, including hiring specialists for training.

Leupolz has made four appearances for Chelsea since giving birth in October and is aiming to play for Germany at this year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Players in the English Women’s Super League receive maternity cover as part of an agreement between the Football Association and Professional Footballers Association that came into effect from the 2022-23 season.

When Leupolz announced her pregnancy in early 2022 the deal was not effective, but the German international is grateful for the support she received from Chelsea and her coach Emma Hayes.

“Chelsea were doing much more than they had to do and that’s why I’m really thankful,” Leupolz told Sky Sports. “Emma (Hayes) has a child herself and she knows what’s important.

“We had a catch-up every two weeks, talked about my training programme, what I was doing in Germany and after birth, how I can get back to my strength and fitness. Other clubs should take Chelsea as an idol and ask questions about how we did it because, in my experience, they were super.”

Lyon vs Chelsea

17:02 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Hayes doubts there is much to learn from Arsenal’s 5-1 demolition job of Lyon earlier this season ahead of Chelsea’s clash with the European champions.

The Gunners laid down a marker in the Champions League last October with a stunning win over a side that have won the competition in six of the last seven seasons, including last year.

Asked whether there was anything Chelsea could take from Arsenal’s win earlier in the season, Hayes replied: “It was a phenomenal performance from Arsenal, but we also saw Lyon go to Arsenal and win 1-0.

“We know that Lyon are a top side, earlier on in the season they were missing a lot of players, that’s not the case now, they have a lot of their experienced players back.

“There are certainly things from Arsenal’s performance that night that reminded us of some of the things that we repeated in the pre-season game against Lyon.

“But I think this is a much different game and Lyon are at a much different stage than they were earlier on in the season.”

Lyon vs Chelsea - Team news!

16:53 , Jamie Braidwood

The big news for Lyon is Ada Hegerberg returns to the bench for the defending champions.

Lyon: Endler, Carpenter, Gilles, Renard, Morroni, Horan, Egurrola, Marozsan, Cascarino, Le Sommer, Dabritz

Subs: Bacha, Majri, Hegerberg, van de Donk, Sombath, Cayman, Bruun, Benyahia, Becho, Malard, Belhadj

Lyon vs Chelsea - Team news!

16:46 , Jamie Braidwood

So Erin Cuthbert starts for Chelsea despite missing the last three matches due to injury. The Scotland international comes in for Jessie Fleming, with the Blues pretty much as expected elsewhere - although Magdalena Eriksson is on the bench. Kadeisha Buchanan starts against her former side.

Chelsea: Berger, Perisset, Kadeisha Buchanan, Bright, Carter, Leupolz, Ingle, James, Cuthbert, Reiten, Kerr

Subs: Musovic, Eriksson, Fleming, Mjelde, Johanna Kaneryd, Charles, Abdullina, Cankovic, Orman

Lyon vs Chelsea - Team news!

16:37 , Jamie Braidwood

Lyon: Endler, Carpenter, Gilles, Renard, Morroni, Horan, Egurrola, Marozsan, Cascarino, Le Sommer, Dabritz

Chelsea: Berger, Perisset, Kadeisha Buchanan, Bright, Carter, Leupolz, Ingle, James, Cuthbert, Reiten, Kerr

What happened last night in the Women’s Champions League?

16:35 , Jamie Braidwood

Salma Paralluelo struck a fine winner as Barcelona defeated Roma 1-0 in in front of a record-breaking crowd on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old Paralluelo’s left-footed strike from just outside the area in the 34th minute puts Barcelona a step away from the final four as the teams head into the second leg at Camp Nou next week.

Attendance at Stadio Olimpico was 39,454 — a record for women’s football in Italy.Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar limited the damage for the hosts by making several key saves, including denying Caroline Graham Hansen from close range in the first half.

What happened last night in the Women’s Champions League?

16:22 , Jamie Braidwood

Arsenal produced a battling performance at the Allianz Arena as they went down to a 1-0 defeat in their Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich.

Lea Schuller’s first-half header saw Bayern home, yet Arsenal will fancy their chances of turning the tie around in next week’s return.

They created a number of opportunities, being denied by goal-line clearances and the woodwork as Bayern ultimately did enough to record a 13th-successive victory in all competitions this season.

Arsenal, though, showed more than enough to suggest that a semi-final appearance for the first time since 2013 was not beyond them.

Verdict:

Lea Schuller rises to leave Arsenal looking short of finishing edge

Lyon vs Chelsea - Early team news

16:18 , Jamie Braidwood

Lyon have welcomed back Sara Dabritz, Dzsenifer Marozsan, Ellie Carpenter and Amel Majri since the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal earlier this season, but they may be without Catarina Macario, while Ada Hegerberg is yet to return.

Chelsea will without Fran Kirby and Pernille Harder, while Erin Cuthbert is still out as well. Sam Kerr and Lauren James were rested for Sunday’s win at Reading in the FA Cup and will return, while Kadeisha Buchanan is set to feature against her former team.

Predicted line-ups

Lyon: Endler; Carpenter, Gilles, Renard, Morroni; Henry, Horan, Dabritz; Marozsan; Le Sommer, Cascarino

Chelsea: Berger; Périsset, Buchanan, Bright, Carter; Leupolz, Ingle; James, Fleming, Charles; Kerr

Lyon vs Chelsea

16:16 , Jamie Braidwood

The match will kick off at 5:45pm GMT on Wednesday 22 March at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

How can I watch it?

Every game in this season’s Women’s Champions League knockout stages is being broadcast live on streaming platform DAZN, and also on DAZN’s YouTube channel. You can set reminders to receive a notification of when the stream goes live, which is 15 minutes before the start of each match

You can sign up to DAZN where the matches will also be streamed for free across their digital platforms. The YouTube stream will also be embedded in the Uefa.com and on Uefa.tv for all Women’s Champions League games.

Good evening

16:15 , Jamie Braidwood

Hello and welcome The Independent’s live coverage of Lyon vs Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Emma Hayes’ team have been a leading force in the domestic Women’s Super League but are yet to translate that dominance onto the European stage. Chelsea have been knocking on the door of European success in recent times and reached the final in 2021, however it has been 13 years since an English side last won the Women’s Champions League and the Blues must defeat the current holders to progress.

Lyon defeated Barcelona to reclaim their European crown for a record eighth time last season but finished second to Arsenal in Group C following a 5-1 thrashing to the Gunners at the start of the tournament. That set up this blockbuster quarter-final as Chelsea won Group A ahead of Lyon’s domestic rivals Paris Saint-Germain.

Join us for build up before live updates from kick-off at 5:45pm.