Emma Hayes will give Millie Bright as a lot time as conceivable to end up her health for Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg towards Lyon on Thursday night time.
Chelsea earned a 1–0 victory within the first leg in south-east France because of a Guro Reiten objective to provide the Blues the merit over the eight-time Women’s Champions League winners and present holders.
Bright limped off with a knee harm in Lyon, forcing her to pass over the disspiriting 2-0 defeat at Women’s Super League name competitors Manchester City on Sunday, most effective their 2nd defeat in all competitions this season. Her absence used to be felt at City the place the crew seemed drained and flat with out Bright on the center of defence.
The centre-back didn’t educate on Wednesday however the supervisor is hopeful she might be able. Asked if Thursday may come too quickly for Bright, Hayes stated: “We’ve got time until tomorrow, we’re just maximizing as much time as we can.”
The recreation will probably be performed in entrance of a report crowd for a Women’s Champions League fixture at Stamford Bridge with greater than 17,000 tickets bought. “We know what to expect, they’re the champions of Europe over a long period of time for a very good reason,” Hayes stated. “We want these situations, we want to be in this game tomorrow and we want to be in a position where we can impose ourselves in our stadium the way we want to. We have a lot of experience too and I think it’s important for the team as a whole to demonstrate that, particularly in the right moments.”
A one-goal deficit will not be of too much concern to Lyon, who have won six of the past seven Champions League titles. They defeated Guingamp 6-0 at the weekend to go top of Ligue 1 and have conceded once in their past six league matches, scoring 21 in the process. They could also be boosted by the return of Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg to the side after injury.
“It’s important to have the game at Stamford Bridge,” the Chelsea captain, Magda Eriksson, stated. “It’s our fortress. We have had good results there before. That will be in the back of our minds. We know we still have a long way to go in this tie. We have to be switched on from the start, stay together as a team and be resilient.”