Chelsea Women host Arsenal Women at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening in the second leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter final. The Blues trail 3-1 from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium and face a daunting task to overturn the deficit against the defending champions, who are riding a nine match winning streak across all competitions.
Sonia Bompastor’s side got back to winning ways in the WSL on Saturday with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Aston Villa after falling behind early. Sam Kerr, Naomi Girma, and Lauren James all found the net before Sjoeke Nusken emerged as the hero with the decisive goal in a breathless encounter at Stamford Bridge.
Kick-off: 20:00 BST, Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
TV: BBC iPlayer and Disney+
Sonia Bompastor calls for fans’ support ahead of Wednesday’s #UWCL Quarter-final second leg vs Arsenal at Stamford Bridge
🗣️ “The crowd could make a huge difference for us. We have already faced the scenario where we lost the first leg and we knew we needed to win the game. We… pic.twitter.com/MSa9mY82PZ
— Chelsea Women (@CFC__Women) March 29, 2026
Arsenal Cruising After Clinical First Leg Performance
Arsenal were ruthless at the Emirates last week, racing into a two goal halftime lead through Stina Blackstenius and Chloe Kelly before Alessia Russo restored their advantage after Lauren James had briefly given Chelsea hope with a stunning strike. The Gunners have won nine consecutive matches and demolished Tottenham 5-2 in Saturday’s north London derby.
Chelsea will need to produce a monumental performance to reach the semi finals after falling behind in this competition for the first time this season. The Blues finished third in the league phase before dispatching Barcelona and Roma, but now face elimination unless they can overturn a two goal deficit.
First Leg Defeat Increases Pressure on Bompastor
This represents the first meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal in the Champions League, though the sides have faced each other three times already this season. Arsenal won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in January before both teams played out a 1-1 draw at the Emirates in November when Alyssa Thompson scored for Chelsea.
🏴Alessia Russo is on fire for Arsenal Women — 10 goals in her last 10 games:
⚽️⚽️ vs AS Fari
⚽️ vs OH Leuven
⚽️⚽️ vs OH Leuven
⚽️ vs West Ham
⚽️ vs Chelsea
⚽️⚽️⚽️ vs Tottenham
The Gunners’ striker is in unstoppable form.✍️🔥 pic.twitter.com/AyF4uikRbO— CHINEMEREMMA ACTIVE 🦅 (@CHINEMEREMMA993) March 28, 2026
Chelsea’s last victory over the Gunners came in January 2025, when Guro Reiten’s late penalty secured a narrow 1-0 win. Bompastor desperately needs her side to produce their best performance of the season.
🏴Alessia Russo is on fire for Arsenal Women — 10 goals in her last 10 games:
⚽️⚽️ vs AS Fari
⚽️ vs OH Leuven
⚽️⚽️ vs OH Leuven
⚽️ vs West Ham
⚽️ vs Chelsea
⚽️⚽️⚽️ vs Tottenham
The Gunners’ striker is in unstoppable form.✍️🔥 pic.twitter.com/AyF4uikRbO— CHINEMEREMMA ACTIVE 🦅 (@CHINEMEREMMA993) March 28, 2026
Predicted Lineups: Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Girma, Bright, Nouwen; Cuthbert, Nusken; James, Kaptein, Thompson; Kerr
Arsenal (4-3-3): van Domselaar; Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe; Little, Caldentey, Maanum; Kelly, Russo, Blackstenius
Also read: Lucy Bronze Left Frustrated by Soft Decisions as Arsenal Edge Chelsea 3-1 in Champions League Quarter Final First Leg Thriller at Emirates Stadium
