15:27
Chelsea have already booked their semi-final place, and in some style. Emma Hayes’ side beat former winners Wolfsburg 3-0 in Budapest to complete a 5-1 aggregate win. They’ll likely play Bayern Munich in the last four, while the winners here will take on PSG or Lyon.
15:24
Gareth Taylor has made a big call in midfield, giving US teammates Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle a rare start alongside one another. No Lauren Hemp in the matchday squad; she’s reportedly suffering an ear infection. Barcelona go with the same XI that excelled in the first leg, although scoring substitute Jennifer Hermoso is out with an injury.
15:19
Team news
Man City: Roebuck; Bronze, Dahlkemper, Greenwood, Morgan; Walsh, Lavelle, Mewis; Kelly, Beckie, White.
Substitutes: Taieb, Mannion, Coombs, Stanway, Davies, Park, Weir.
Barcelona: Paños; Torrejón, Pereira, María León, Ouahabi; Bonmatí, Patri Guijarro, Putellas; Graham Hansen, Oshoala, Caldentey.
Substitutes: Cata, Codina, Melanie, Losada, Crnogorcevic, Martens, Jana, Bruna.
14:21
Preamble
Manchester City have the proverbial mountain to climb here, faced with the challenge of overturning a three-goal deficit from the first leg without allowing their free-flowing opponents so much as an away goal. That looks an especially tough task with Steph Houghton and Demi Stokes both missing from the home defence.
Chelsea’s win over Wolfsburg shows that English sides are closing the gap in Europe, but it would mark a seismic shift on the continental scene if City can somehow turn this around. In the first leg, Barça brought their unstoppable domestic form with them, and made their case as contenders to win the whole thing.
One player who hasn’t given up hope is Sam Mewis. “The first thing you need is to believe you can come back,” she said before today’s game. “We are pumped and fired up – and we have what it takes to grind it out.” We’ll find out if the US midfielder’s teammates share her optimism soon enough. Kick-off: 4pm BST.