Chelsea ease into UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals

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Wieke Kaptein of Chelsea heads home against Celtic. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Chelsea beat Celtic 3-0 at Stamford bridge to reach the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals with two group games to spare.

Group A: Wolfsburg 5-0 Galatasaray, Lyon 4-1 Roma

Group B: FC Twente 2-3 Real Madrid, Chelsea 3-0 Celtic

Lucy Bronze hooked Chelsea one up after only 65 seconds, with Kelsey Daugherty unable to claw the effort out.

Wieke Kaptein headed home a whipped-in Guro Reiten cross midway through the half, while it was stoppage-time before Eve Perisset added a third from the spot.

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Sjoeke Nusken of Chelsea shoots against Celtic at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-2 at FC Twente, Linda Caicedo cancelling out Jaimy Ravensbergen’s opener, Signe Bruun and Alba Redondo netting to put them in control, before Sophie te Brake got the hosts’ second.

Roma went down 4-1 at Lyon, despite taking a 74th-minute lead through Giulia Dragoni. Kadidiatou Diani turned the game a round with a three-minute brace, Eugenie Le Sommer and Wendie Renard adding a goal each for Lyon’s fourth straight win.

Alexandra Popp hit a hat-trick for five-goal Wolfsburg against Galatasaray, as the German side joined Roma on six points.

Fixtures for Thursday 21 November

Group C: Vålerenga v Bayern Munich (5,45pm), Arsenal v Juventus (8pm)

Group D: Hammarby v Manchester City (5,45pm), St. Pölten v Barcelona (8pm)

UK times, all live on DAZN, with Hammarby v Manchester City also on DAZN Women’s Football YouTube channel.

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