“I just don’t think we were good enough,” the defender says to TNT Sports. “We didn’t have enough effort in our press, we were sloppy in our passing. We were miles off our game. Sonia said that at half time.

“That’s what football is. You have ups and downs. We’ve had a fantastic first half of the season. We just have to go back, be better for the weekend and the next game. We are completely confident we can turn this around. I don’t think we were particularly at our best in the League Cup final, either.

“It’ll be the biggest game of the season so far. It’s all still to play for. We know we can score goals, so hopefully we can be a lot better next week and get through to the semi-final.”

“This should be our standard,” the match-winner says. “We were really disappoointed after the game on Saturday. I do feel well, but I’m not at the stage where I can go four times for 90 minutes. I was happy to come on and help the team.

“We all want to play in the Champions League. It’s something we are still fighting for in the league. Today was special, and hopefully we can put in the same performance next week. We are missing a lot of players. This gives us confidence and hopefully we can take it into the game on Sunday and next week as well.”

A first defeat of the season for Chelsea as Manchester City seize control of this quarter-final! Two goals off the bench from Vivianne Miedema, and that’s the end of the unbeaten start under Sonia Bompastor after 28 matches.

They are only halfway there, but that’s an outstanding first leg performance from Nick Cushing’s side.

Time ticking away for the visitors as Manchester City win a free kick, which they are in no hurry to take.

We’ve played the first of five additional minutes. Chelsea earn a corner.

Maika Hameno plays it short, from where it can be launched into the box. Nathalie Bjorn gets her head to it but the contact is meagre. Goal kick.

Big game player! Vivianne Miedema has her second and Manchester City are snapping Chelsea’s unbeten streak!

Kerolin is the creator, the Brazilian a danger all night down that right hand side. Her driving run affords space for her centre forward near the penalty spot, but it still takes some finishing. Miedema lets the ball come across her and finds the corner perfectly - 2-0!

A crucial save from Hannah Hampton - or not! It wouldn’t have counted. The goalkeeper wouldn’t have known that Vivianne Miedema was offside, though, when she somehow thrust out her left leg to get a toe to the Dutchwoman’s shot.

Another chance! Ayaka Yamashita produces a top stop down low to her left to deny Wieke Kaptein, who has been lively since her introduction.

Chelsea are upping the urgency. Sandy Baltimore’s cross flies across the face of the Manchester City goal with no teammate positioned to turn it in, before Aggie Beever-Jones forces a save.