Manchester City vs Chelsea LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and reaction as visitors dealt first defeat of season

A first defeat of the season for Chelsea as Manchester City seize control of this quarter-final! Two goals off the bench from Vivianne Miedema, and that’s the end of the unbeaten start under Sonia Bompastor after 28 matches.

They are only halfway there, but that’s an outstanding first leg performance from Nick Cushing’s side.

Time ticking away for the visitors as Manchester City win a free kick, which they are in no hurry to take.

We’ve played the first of five additional minutes. Chelsea earn a corner.

Maika Hameno plays it short, from where it can be launched into the box. Nathalie Bjorn gets her head to it but the contact is meagre. Goal kick.

Big game player! Vivianne Miedema has her second and Manchester City are snapping Chelsea’s unbeten streak!

Kerolin is the creator, the Brazilian a danger all night down that right hand side. Her driving run affords space for her centre forward near the penalty spot, but it still takes some finishing. Miedema lets the ball come across her and finds the corner perfectly – 2-0!

A crucial save from Hannah Hampton – or not! It wouldn’t have counted. The goalkeeper wouldn’t have known that Vivianne Miedema was offside, though, when she somehow thrust out her left leg to get a toe to the Dutchwoman’s shot.

Another chance! Ayaka Yamashita produces a top stop down low to her left to deny Wieke Kaptein, who has been lively since her introduction.

Chelsea are upping the urgency. Sandy Baltimore’s cross flies across the face of the Manchester City goal with no teammate positioned to turn it in, before Aggie Beever-Jones forces a save.

This scoreline would set up the second leg rather nicely, of course. Can Manchester City hold on to deal Chelsea their first defeat of the season?

Rattles the crossbar! That’s as close as Chelsea have come, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd finding space on the right side of the box and thundering against the woodwork. Ayaka Yamashita hadn’t a hope – but Manchester City survive.