Race to reach the final begins with an all-English battle and Lyon facing Bayern Munich?s steely defence
After a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stages, Europe?s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as the Women?s Champions League quarter-finals get under way. The main question on everybody?s mind between now and the final in Lisbon on 24 May is: can anybody stop Barcelona?
The defending champions are bidding to reach a fifth consecutive final and win the title for the third year in a row, but they did not complete the group stage with a perfect record ? only Chelsea and Lyon did ? and provided a rare glimpse of their mortality with an away defeat against Manchester City in October.
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