There will be a new UEFA Women’s Champions League winner after Chelsea eliminated defending champions Olympique Lyon on penalty kicks during the quarterfinal round. It is the first time in nine years the eight-time Champions League-winning Lyon will not feature in the UWCL semifinals. The blues are off to the next round behind a massive performance by goalkeeper Ann Katrin Berger who made two penalty saves. They will face FC Barcelona in the semifinal. With Wolfsburg and Arsenal on the other side of the bracket, it’s also the first time in history that two English teams are in the semifinals.
Here’s the schedule for the next round and Champions League final:
Champions League semifinals
First leg – Saturday, April 22
- Wolfsburg vs. Arsenal
- Chelsea vs. Barcelona
Second leg – Saturday, April 29
- Arsenal vs. Wolfsburg
- Barcelona vs. Chelsea
Final
Saturday, June 3
- Winner semi-final 2 vs Winner semi-final 1 (16:00)
Chelsea and Lyon play a historic quarterfinal
The Blues held a…
