Chelsea Women vs. Manchester City Women: UCL Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

When Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women meet in Thursday's Women's Champions League quarterfinal second leg, it will complete their quadruple-header.

The away team won the first leg 2-0 at the Joie Stadium last week, so they take that advantage into this week's match at Stamford Bridge.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

In Bompastor's first season as Chelsea manager, the Blues still have a shot at completing a quadruple, but a loss to Man City in Thursday's second leg may crush those dreams.

The Blues won the Women's League Cup for the first time under Bompastor with a 2-1 victory against Manchester City in the final, starting a four-game winning streak.

In Sunday's WSL match at the Etihad Stadium, Chelsea bounced back from last week's loss in the first leg of the UWCL quarterfinals with a 2-1 triumph. Aggie Beever-Jones equalized, and Erin Cuthbert scored a winner in the 91st minute.

With just five games remaining in the Women's Super League, the Blues' victory has given them an eight-point lead.

Turning their attention back to European competition, they will be aware that they must recover from a two-goal deficit to remain in the running for their first UWCL championship.

The Blues have advanced from the quarterfinals in each of their last five European campaigns and that Bompastor has guided them to victory in every one of their sixteen competitive home games should give them confidence.

After agreeing to replace Gareth Taylor in the lead-up to a four-game streak against Chelsea, Nick Cushing must have known the difficulty of the task before.

Cushing would have been pleased to see his side recover from last week's disappointing loss in the League Cup final to earn a crucial 2-0 win in last week's European match, as Vivianne Miedema scored twice in the second half to seal the deal.

The Citizens' poor defensive play cost them in Sunday's WSL match at the Etihad Stadium; a late goal by Cuthbert sent them down to loss for the sixth time in ten league games.

Man City, which was fourth before the results, is now seven points behind the leaders. This means they could need a Champions League victory to guarantee a berth in next year's tournament.

They have already made it to the semi-finals twice under Cushing's tenure as coach (2016–17 and 2017–18), so getting there again is a top priority.

The Citizens will aim to make history by being the first side to prevent Chelsea from winning at home since Barcelona's 2-0 victory in last season's UWCL semi-final.

Chelsea Women x Manchester City Women Team News

Chelsea omitted Zecira Musovic from their Champions League roster since she revealed her pregnancy in February, while injuries sidelined Sophie Ingle, Kadiesha Buchanan, and Femke Liefting.

Additionally, the Blues will miss Guro Reiten, Sam Kerr, Maelys Mpome, and Naomi Girma while recovering from injuries.

After making adjustments over the weekend, Bompastor may recall Cuthbert, Mayra Ramirez, Keira Walsh, Sandy Baltimore, Nathalie Bjorn, and Sandy Baltimore.

Laura Blindkilde-Brown, a visiting team member, hurt her ankle during training and will probably miss the remainder of the season.

With Japan international Ayaka Yamashita expected to miss some time with an injury, Khiara Keating will start in goal for Thursday's second leg against Chelsea, as Yamashita was not in the starting lineup on Sunday.

In addition to Risa Shimizu and Laia Aleixandri, the Citizens are without Alex Greenwood, Rebecca Knaak, Aoba Fujino, Lauren Hemp, Bunny Shaw, and Yui Hasegawa, who are also questionable due to injuries sustained over the weekend.

Our Predictions

Chelsea women to win @ 1.49 on Sky247.ng

Under Bompastor's guidance, Chelsea has an undefeated record at home. We expect them to keep it up in Thursday's match, but the away team will do enough to defend their first-leg lead and go to a semi-final confrontation with either Barcelona or Wolfsburg.

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