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To reach the final in Lisbon next month, Chelsea and Arsenal needed to erase aggregate deficits against Barcelona and Lyon, respectively.
Here's how the second legs turned out...
Arsenal stroll past Lyon.
Arsenal staged a spectacular comeback to defeat Lyon 4-1 (5-3 on aggregate).Christiane Endler's own goal in the first five minutes gave the Gunners optimism, and Mariona Caldentey made it 2-0 just before halftime.
Arsenal's second-half performance was even better, with Alessia Russo and Caitlin Foord adding two more goals to seal the victory.
Those goals provided the perfect margin, and Melchie Dumornay equalized for Lyon in the final 10 minutes, but the French club had left themselves too much to do, and Arsenal held on for the triumph.
Aitana Bonmatí's goal extended the current holders' aggregate lead in the first 30 minutes at Stamford Bridge, demonstrating their superiority over Chelsea.
Barcelona defeated Chelsea to reach the final.
Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea suffered a 4-1 (8-2 on aggregate) defeat to Barcelona.Aitana Bonmatí's goal extended the current holders' aggregate lead in the first 30 minutes at Stamford Bridge, demonstrating their superiority over Chelsea.
Prior to the break, Ewa Pajor and Clàudia Pina both scored, ending the London club's hopes of a comeback.
Chelsea nearly kept Barcelona at bay in the second half, but Salma Paralluelo scored the fourth at the conclusion of 90 minutes, and Wieke Kaptein provided a small consolation for the hosts in extra time.
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