Chelsea Women to power into the UCL semi-final?

Chelsea Women vs. Lyon Women @ 3 p.m. ET DAZN

In the second leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final matchup Chelsea will go up against reigning champions Lyon tonight.

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Emma Hayes's side have a narrow 1-0 lead from the first leg, but they come into tonight’s tie on the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.

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That loss saw Chelsea drop to third in the WSL table, and the west London side will hope to bounce back tonight with a big performance in the Champion’s league.

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The French side arrive at Stamford Bridge having thrashed Guingamp 6-0 in their last outing leaving Sonia Bompastor's side just a single point behind league leaders PSG.

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Lyon have lifted the Champions League trophy eight times, making them the most decorated side in the competition’s history.

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But Chelsea have a perfect home record this season with 12 straight wins in front of their home fans, and they’ve progressed on all three of their previous UCL quarter-finals.

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Lyon beat Arsenal when they last visited London in the group stage, but we think Chelsea will do enough to protect their slender lead tonight.  

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The Programme Pick: Chelsea moneyline (+130)

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Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Petra Kvitova @ 2 p.m. ET Tennis Channel, TVA Sports, TSN1

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has had a great month at the Sunshine Double.And the current World No.12 will hope to book a place in her first ever Miami Open semi-final this afternoon.

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Having made it to the last 16 at Indian Wells early in March, Kvitova also booked back-to-back quarter-finals at these two competitions for the first time. 

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But standing in her way is 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who also just happens to be enjoying one of her best showings at a WTA 1000 event.

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Alexandrova arrives in the quarter-final after a 5th round walkover against Canada’s Bianca Andreescu. 

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But even though that match ended prematurely, Alexandrova was in full control and already 7-6 0-2 up when Andreescu suffered ligament damage after a fall.

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In their one prior meeting Kvitova came out on top and the Czech 33 year old comes into this afternoon’s clash as the strong favourite.

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At the Australian Open, though, that was when Kvitova was still a dangerous Top 10 player. She seemed to have lost a step last year but in 2023 has found her way back to playing elite tennis. 

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Alexandrova racked up an impressive win against World No. 9 Belinda Bencic in the third round, but we think Kvitova will do enough to book a first ever semi-final place today.

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The Programme Pick: Kvitova in straight sets (+150)

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