Sonia Bompastor says that Chelsea is ready to “take up the challenge” to face Manchester City for the fourth time in 12 days with the task of recovering a deficit of two goals from the first stage of their confrontation in the Champions League.
Chelsea is in unknown territory. The undefeated race for 28 bompaster games while Blues Boss stopped abruptly in Manchester last week when Vivianne Miedema was out of the bench to mark twice in 28 minutes and put Man City at the controls of the tie.
But the Frenchwoman insists on the hopes of her team from another European semi -final – probably against the reigning champions of Barcelona – are still alive, urging her players to end this extraordinary series of matches with “no regrets”.
“I don’t want my players to have regrets. This is what we want to go,” she said. “The preparation of the game is really important. We talked about the game strategy and it is really important to have everyone on the same wavelength. We feel ready, we have to execute the match plan.
“We have all the qualities to change things. Eighty minutes, it’s a lot of time for us. We need a good start. Everyone in the club wants to win this competition, I always have the impression of having the capacity and the quality to change things. I said to my players last week” we are always alive “, it’s important.
“Last week was not decisive, we must answer. I focus a lot on my team. Playing Man City three times, you can know more, it’s a really rare situation, but even if I don’t know, I still need time to know [everything] About him [Nick Cushing]. I don’t feel any difference to prepare this game. We have to believe and be confident. I just want to attack the game and we have no regrets at the end. “”
Cushing seeking an improvement in the middle of the strain of rivalry
While City has the advantage in the equality of the Champions League, the acting boss Nick Cushing is looking for an improvement in relation to the defeat of WSL on Sunday against Chelsea – although he noted the tension that was put on his team by the meetings.
“The plan must be a little better,” he said. “The group did an incredible job during the three games, you can see that the games were equal.”
In a blow to the city, Bunny Shaw And Aoba Fujino will miss the match.
Khadija Shaw and Auba Fujino came out of the tie
“The medical team and the performance team do incredible work by working through the team,” said Cushing.
“It is not ideal in the past two weeks to lose Bunny Shaw and Aoba Fujino and it was not ideal on Sunday, but you watch the group, they always train incredibly hard. I always see the belief.”
Yui Hasegawa And Laia Aleixandri are on the team despite the weekend injuries – although Cushing said that Hasegawa’s involvement was not guaranteed.
“Duty these players testify to them and their commitment, but also the incredible work of the medical team,” said Cushing, before adding: “Yui leaving the ground in crutches and I will not skip the weapon and say that it will be ready.”
Man City Ultimate Revenge Mission
Laura Hunter of Sky Sports:
“If we analyze the long match, it’s 2-1 Chelsea. The highest point of this fascinating meeting in four steps between the Blues and Manchester City will determine who progresses in Europe on Thursday, with Chelsea already conquering their rivals in the final of the League Cup and WSL by the same score of 2-1.
“Sandwich between a superb 2-0 scalp in which Vivianne Miedema gave City the top in the Champions League. What a roller coaster.
“Presumably, the message changes. Nick Cushing will repeat to his team that previous meetings, three in the last 12 days, no.
“The hopes of the WSL of City have long been finished (although they are now faced with a difficult battle to qualify for the Champions League for next season, unless they take it, of course) and although the silverware of the League Cup would have been soft, the chance to move Chelsea to Europe – the trophy they most desire – could well be considered more.
“It was Cushing who led City to his previous semi-finals of the Champions League in 2016/17 and 2017/18 and the prospect of obtaining a third while the Chelsea battery will surely be a major motivator.”
Never write Chelsea
Laura Hunter of Sky Sport:
“Chelsea, who has progressed in the five quarter -finals previous, must reverse a deficit to maintain this impressive record intact.
“It is not a side that knows the loss or particularly accustomed to the staging.
“Sonia Bompastor promotes control and authority and yet the scoring will require more hand brake approach.” I know we have the quality to reverse the situation, but we will have to be our best, “she said last week.
“His undefeated start of 28 games as a Blues coach may have been finished with the double of Miedema in a reverse leg, but it is far from the determined mentality of the Frenchwoman to avoid a challenge. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea has settled in continuing or staying patient in their prosecution.
“The Lyon de Bompastor team has evolved from a first -stage defeat to overcome Juventus on the way to the glory of the Champions League in 2021/22 – this can be done.
“The last step in this epic in four parts is perfectly ready.”
