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Fran Kirby has been missing for Chelsea since February and played no part in England's Finalissima triumph at Wembley last month - the club have now confirmed she will be out for a "significant period"

BARCELONA 1-1 (2-1 AGG) CHELSEA: WSL title contenders bow out of Europe in semi-final stage after a 1-1 draw in Camp Nou despite pushing Barcelona to the edge in high class semi-final

Chelsea will have to come from behind at Camp Nou after losing 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last weekend - but Emma Hayes believes her side can mount a fightback if they maintain their defensive focus

Both Arsenal and Chelsea could be just 90 minutes away from the Champions League final in Eindhoven - but what do they need to do in their semi-final second legs to set-up an all-English finale

In a rematch from their sole European final Chelsea were edged out by the Spanish champions and former Champions League holders 1-0, in front of over 27,000 fans at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea endured a nightmare start when Barcelona forward Caroline Graham Hansen drove inside from the right and unleashed a shot that flew past Ann-Katrin Berger after just four minutes

Bronze hobbled off after 66 minutes in Barcelona's Champions League clash with Chelsea on Saturday

The Manchester United boss labelled the allocation of 8,000 for the 90,000 all-seater stadium as "crazy" with them and opponents in the final - Chelsea - have been given the same amount

THE BIG DEBATE: The Women's Super League title race has been blown open and our writers discuss which team looks most likely to lift the trophy at the season's end

ASTON VILLA 0-1 CHELSEA: Sam Kerr scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea edged out Aston Villa in a scrappy semi-final to secure a showdown with fierce rivals Manchester United in the final

Emma Hayes was speaking after her Chelsea team beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Sunday evening, with goals from Jelena Cankovic, Guro Reiten and Sam Kerr, without star centre-back Millie Bright

Graham Potter had forged a close relationship with Emma Hayes, but the Chelsea manager has now been sacked after winning just 12 games since he replaced Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea announced that Graham Potter had been sacked as their men's team boss during the second half of their women's side's win over Aston Villa on Sunday evening

Lyon, who are the European cup holders, were seconds away from the semi-finals after taking the lead in extra-time before controversy struck - and their manager has now had her say

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes was relieved after her team pulled off a dramatic rescue mission to knock eight-time champions Lyon out of the women's Champions League at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea eventually won a dramatic Champions League quarter-final against Lyon, but did lose Melanie Leupolz along the way after she suffered a nasty collision with Danielle van de Donk.

CHELSEA 1-2 LYON (2-2 aggregate, Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties): Blues edge Stamford Bridge thriller on penalties to reach last four of Champions League and knock out serial winners Lyon

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Chelsea were facing their third away game in a week, following an FA Cup win at Reading and a Champions League success at Lyon - and were beaten 2-0 by their title rivals

City lost to Chelsea in the second game of the season, but have gone unbeaten in the league since and dragged themselves back into the title picture - leapfrogging their opponents with this win

Women's Football Weekend kicks off on Friday as Everton host Liverpool in the first ever women's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, while a number of other huge games will take place over the course of the weekend

Chelsea have a narrow lead at the top of the WSL going into women's football weekend but face a tricky looking trip to Man City, while Arsenal and Man Utd will be looking to narrow the gap

Chelsea's in-form star Guro Reiten got the only goal in the 28th minute to secure a 1-0 quarter-final victory, against a side who have dominated women's European football in recent years

Chelsea's England centre-back hobbled off during the win over Lyon and will undergo a scan today to find out the severity of her injury - Emma Hayes saying she couldn't carry on until half-time

Arsenal are the only English side in history to have won the Europe's top prize in the women's game - can they repeat the trick this season or will Chelsea finally win the biggest cup around