LYON, France (AP) â Lyonâs chances of a seventh Womenâs Champions League title in eight years were hit by losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Guro Reitenâs winner â a curling strike in the 28th minute â puts Chelsea in control against the defending champions heading into the second leg next week at Stamford Bridge. Since 2016, Lyon only once has failed to win the competition â in 2021, when the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by French rival Paris S
Will Smallbone also turned in an impressive display on his senior international debut.
Both Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have been granted extensions following the 9pm deadline on Wednesday night