Arsenal's quest to defend their Women's Champions League crown remains alive after successfully navigating a tense quarter-final clash against London rivals Chelsea.
Despite suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat in the second leg, the Gunners did just enough to advance, holding onto their first-leg advantage to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory and book their ticket to the tournament's final four.
The high-stakes European encounter was steeped in drama, notably punctuated by the dismissal of Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor. The sending-off added further intensity to an already grueling battle between the two English heavyweights as Chelsea desperately chased the game.
Arsenal will now look ahead to the semi-finals as they continue their march toward retaining their prestigious European title, while a frustrated Chelsea side are left to rue what could have been in a tightly contested quarter-final tie.