FOR THE first time ever, England will have two representatives in the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League, but to reach the showpiece final in Kiev on May 24 the top two teams in the Women’s Super League (WSL) will have to go into uncharted territory in the competition.

Not since Alex Scott scored the winner for Arsenal in the 2007 Uefa Women’s Cup, the precursor to the current Women’s Champions League, has an English side reached a European final. They will also each have to overcome familiar foes who ended their Champions League aspirations last season.

Tomorrow afternoon, WSL champions Manchester City will once more host current Champions League holders Olympique Lyonnais, a year to the day since they lost 3-1 to the French champions in a semi-final first leg that proved too much to overturn in Lyon.