Chelsea progressed to the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth time following a 4-0 win away to Albanian side Vllaznia.
Group A: Vllaznia 0-4 Chelsea, PSG 2-1 Real Madrid
Group B: Roma 5-0 St Polten, Wolfsburg 0-0 Slavia Prague
Chelsea were two up in 20 minutes, as Sophie Ingle drove home Guro Reiten’s cut-back and Fran Kirby scored via a quickly taken free kick. Two goals were added in the last dozen minutes or so, with Katerina Svitkova’s glancing header from Jelena Cankovic’s cross and Maren Mjelde converting a penalty.
The Blues will win the group if they avoid defeat in their home match with Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday 22 December. PSG are through after ending Real Madrid’s hopes, Elisa de Almeida and a Kadidiatou Diani penalty putting them 2-0 up, Claudia Zornoza replying.
Roma joined Wolfsburg in getting out of Group B when beating St. Pölten 5-0, the game having been temporarily halted early on by referee Cheryl Foster after a torrential downpour. Serturini’s first-half goal was all that separated the sides, until both Benedetta Glionna and Manuela Giugliano bagged late braces.
Slavia Praha picked up just their second point when holding Wolfsburg to a goalless draw.
