Chelsea's Mayra Ramirez (left) and Eve Perisset celebrate with team-mates after the final whistle of the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
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Two goals in two minutes by substitute Kadidiatou Diani roused Lyon to a late-surging 4-1 win over Roma and a place in the Women's Champions League quarterfinals. Roma stung the record eight-time European champion by taking a 74th-minute lead that provoked a fierce fightback, started by veteran France forward Diani scoring from close range on corners in the 77th and 79th on Wednesday. Chelsea and Real Madrid also won in Group B to join Lyon in the knockout stage with two rounds to spare. Lucy Bronze's spectacular volley after just 64 seconds set Chelsea on its way to a fourth straight win, 3-0 over last-place Celtic Teenager Linda Caicedo, the 2023 World Cup star for Colombia, was Madrid's standout in a 3-2 win at Twente after trailing in the first half.
Women's Champions League: Chelsea's Millie Bright (left) and Maika Hamano celebrate following victory | Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
Chelsea's Millie Bright (left) and Maika Hamano celebrate following victory after the final whistle of the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
Women's Champions League: Chelsea's Ashley Lawrence, center and Celtic's Emma Lawton vie for the ball | Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
Chelsea's Ashley Lawrence, center and Celtic's Emma Lawton vie for the ball, during the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
Women's Champions League: Celtic's Colette Cavanagh, left and Chelsea's Wieke Kaptein vie for the ball | Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
Celtic's Colette Cavanagh, left and Chelsea's Wieke Kaptein vie for the ball, during the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
Women's Champions League: Chelsea's Wieke Kaptein, center right, celebrates scoring their side's second goal | Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
Chelsea's Wieke Kaptein, center right, celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game with teammates, during the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
Women's Champions League: Chelsea's Lucy Bronze, second right celebrates scoring her side's first goal | Photo: John Walton/PA via AP
Chelsea's Lucy Bronze, second right celebrates scoring her side's first goal of the game with teammates, during the Women's Champions League soccer match between Chelsea Women and Celtic Women, at Stamford Bridge, London.
Women's Champions League: Galatasaray's Sagre Ozturk, left, and Wolfsburg's Alexandra Popp, front right, challenge for the ball | Photo: Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP
Galatasaray's Sagre Ozturk, left, and Wolfsburg's Alexandra Popp, front right, challenge for the ball during the Women's Champions League, group A, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Galatasaray A.S. in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Women's Champions League: Wolfsburg's scorer Alexandra Popp, left, and her teammates celebrate the opening goal | Photo: Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP
Wolfsburg's scorer Alexandra Popp, left, and her teammates celebrate the opening goal during the Women's Champions League, group A, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Galatasaray A.S. in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Women's Champions League: Alexandra Popp and her teammates celebrate the opening goal | Photo: Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP
Wolfsburg's scorer Alexandra Popp and her teammates celebrate the opening goal during the Women's Champions League, group A, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Galatasaray A.S. in Wolfsburg, Germany.
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