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This video can not be played Russo settles thrilling Champions League first-leg for Arsenal The clocks have gone forward, a clear signal that the business end of the football season is upon us. For Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United that means a battle to reach the Women's Champions League semi-finals. The English trio were involved in a pair of thrilling quarter-final first legs last week but nothing has been decided, with those ties concluding on Wednesday. The Women's Super League is guaranteed at least one representative in the last four, with defending champions Arsenal taking on Chelsea in a mouth-watering contest. Renee Slegers' Gunners hold the advantage after a 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium in the first leg but Chelsea are confident the tie is still there to be won. Having overturned a 2-0 deficit to stun Manchester City at the same stage last season, that confidence is not unfounded. "We know we can go to Stamford Bridge and turn this result around, " Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze told BBC Sport. "We did it last year against City so there's no reason we can't do it again. "We've got big players with big personalities who have been in this position before, who know how to win games. We know we've got it in us. " The Blues will be buoyed by the return of striker Sam Kerr, who missed the first leg having been at the Asian Cup. Having marked her return with a goal against Aston Villa on Sunday in the WSL, the Australia forward could yet have a significant role in the tie. Arsenal, who warmed up for the second leg with a 5-2 win over north London rivals Tottenham on Saturday, are taking nothing for granted. "We know the tie is nowhere near done, " Alessia Russo, whose goal in the first leg was her eighth in the competition this season, told BBC Sport. Women's Champions League: Chelsea v Arsenal Wednesday, 1 April from 19: 30 BST Watch on BBC Two, BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app This video can not be played Man Utd come from behind twice but lose first leg to Bayern Meanwhile, United need to make history to progress from their tie against Bayern Munich. No English side has won at Bayern in the Women's Champions League and, having fallen to a 3-2 loss in the first leg at Old Trafford, Marc Skinner's side must change that if they are to reach the semis. There will be an element of frustration from the English side after they twice came from behind against Bayern last week, only for Momoko Tanikawa to score a late winner for the visitors. "We're not a team that just wants to make up the numbers; we want to be in this competition until the latter stages, " Skinner said. While losing at home has made things that much tougher, with just one goal in it, United still head to Munich believing a first Champions League semi-final is within their grasp. "Manchester United have played against Bayern Munich now and have seen that for as good as they've been, they are not perfect, no side is perfect, " former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha told Disney+. "No side left in this competition doesn't give away chances. When it is your day you can take those opportunities. " The semi-final line-up will be completed on Thursday following the conclusion of the last two quarter-finals. Three-time winners Barcelona look set to be there after winning 6-2 away at rivals Real Madrid in the first leg, but it is much closer between Wolfsburg and Lyon. The German side won the first leg 1-0 but Lyon have home advantage in the second. Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are back for another season of the Women's Football Weekly podcast. 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