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Tom Doyle

Chelsea vs Lyon LIVE stream and channel: Watch Women's Champions League semi-final on TV and online for free

Emma Hayes is attempting to maintain a degree of normality as Chelsea Women prepare for what is arguably the biggest match in the club's history.

The Blues face Lyon Feminin in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final today, hoping to reach the final for the first time but trailing 2-1 from the first encounter at Groupama Stadium.

First-half goals from Delphine Cascarino and Amandine Henry put the hosts in control in Lyon, although Erin Cuthbert's 72nd-minute reply sees Chelsea firmly in the running to reach next month's showpiece in Budapest.

Lyon - the defending and five-time Champions League winners - wrapped up a 13th-consecutive domestic league crown on Wednesday, but Hayes hopes playing the second leg at the rather-less salubrious surroundings of the Cherry Red Records Stadium can give her side a fighting chance.

"We will go about our business in the same way that we do every week," she told the club's official website. "We know that we have got to improve and there is more to come from us.

Here's how you can watch today's decider...

Chelsea Women vs Lyon Feminine will be shown live for free on the BBC via the Red Button.

The match will also be available to watch online via the BBC's website, as well as Chelsea TV.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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