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Arsenal keep title defence alive despite Nüsken’s late winner for Chelsea
Arsenal ended Chelsea’s perfect record in Champions League quarter-finals, their 3-1 lead from the first leg was enough to counter the 1-0 defeat in a frenetic end-to-end encounter at Stamford Bridge.
TL;DR
- Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League quarter-finals.
- Chelsea won the second leg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge with a late goal from Sjoeke Nüsken.
- Arsenal's manager, Sonia Bompastor, was sent off.
- Arsenal will play the winner of Lyon vs. Wolfsburg in the semi-finals.
- Chelsea showed strong early pressure but failed to score in the first half.
- Both teams had players returning from injury and the Asia Cup.
- Arsenal had a disallowed goal for offside late in the game.
- A record home crowd of 16,983 watched the match at Stamford Bridge.