Manchester City and Chelsea are preparing for their second of four meetings. Chelsea has already beaten Manchester City in the Women’s League Cup, and now the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals are on the schedule. City will be without a few important players, so it will be interesting to see how Nick Cushing addresses this challenge. Let’s take a look at the potential line-ups, key statistics and where to watch Manchester City vs Chelsea.
Source: Manchester City on X
Manchester City vs Chelsea: Team News & Possible Line-ups
The possible line-ups are derived from previous match days. We take into consideration how strong the opponents are, what players are injured and of course team news before the match.
Team News Manchester City
Manchester City did not come out unscathed against Chelsea. The head coach confirmed the following injuries:
“Bunny Shaw came out, and she will be unavailable. Aoba is unavailable too. They’re two significant players that are missing [but] these moments give opportunities for other players.
“Both of them are muscle injuries. It’s going to take a few days to diagnose how long. I think they’re significant but will leave it with the medical team. When you have muscle injuries, it’s ultimately not one you will turn around quickly.”
What the coach has to say
Nick Cushing on the potential of Manchester City and how they respond after losing on Saturday: “They beat Barcelona here, beat Arsenal to get the final we just played. When we played so well in the first half we should be 1-1 at least and then when it is 1-1 we had the best chance after that.
“The team know they are good, but we need the real belief to win trophies. When you see that, they will just go on and consistently win. I actually think Saturday’s result is fuel for this team. You can see the ambition they have in training.”
Our prediction of the Starting XI for Manchester City vs Chelsea:
Yamashita
Ouahabi
Aleixandri
Prior
Casparij
Hasegawa
Fowler
Roord
Miedema
Kerolin
Park
Source: Chelsea on X
Team News Chelsea
Before the Women’s League Cup Final Sonia Bompastor confirmed the following injuries:
“Keira Walsh, Naomi Girma, Guro Reiten and Maelys Mpome will not be available for the game at the weekend.”
What the coach has to say
Sonia Bompastor on the first win against City:
“Psychologically, it is really important to win the first one. Of course, it will not be the main element going into the next game but in terms of confidence, it is really positive. You always recover better when you win the games so that is a big advantage, but it will not be enough to think because we won today, we will win on Wednesday.
“But it is really important in this rare situation where you have to face the same team four times in 12 days, to take it game-by-game and especially when it is different competitions, so I wanted my players to be really focused on the game today, they did that, and now is the time to enjoy, celebrate a little bit today but by tomorrow we already know all the plans for Wednesday.
“But our approach will be a bit different because it is over two legs in the Champions League, so you prepare for the game in a different way.”
Our prediction of the Starting XI for Chelsea against Manchester City:
Hampton
Bronze
Bjorn
Bright
Baltimore
Rytting Kaneryd
Cuthbert
Nüsken
James
Macario
Ramírez
Manchester City vs Chelsea: Previous Meetings & Statistics
Manchester City and Chelsea are very familiar with each other as they, of course, both play in the Women’s Super League. Occasionally they meet in the Women’s FA Cup or Women’s League Cup, like last weekend. However, it’s the first time the two teams will face off in the Women’s Champions League.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the Women’s Champions League Manchester City vs Chelsea?
You can watch the UWCL match between Manchester City vs Chelsea on DAZN and DAZN Women’s Football YouTube.
When was the last meeting between Manchester City vs Chelsea?
Manchester City and Chelsea are in an unusual situation as they face off four times in twelve days. The Blues won the first game in the Women’s League final 2-1. Mayra Ramírez opened the score and Fujino equalized. Unfortunately for City, Hasegawa scored an own goal.
What is Manchester City vs Chelsea kick-off time?
Manchester City vs Chelsea kicks off at 20:00 GMT on Wednesday the 19th of March at the Joie Stadium.