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Chelsea 1-2 Lyon (2-2 on agg, 4-3 on pens): Blues edge DRAMATIC Champions League quarter-final on penalties to knock out holders - after forcing the shootout with the last kick of extra time at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea progressed to the Champions League semi-finals in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, winning 4-3 on penalties against last year's winners Lyon.

The French side, who came into the clash at Stamford Bridge 1-0 down on aggregate, broke the deadlock in the 77th minute through centre-back Vanessa Gilles, whose brilliant finish from a tight angle forced extra time.

German midfielder Sara Dabritz thought she had won the quarter-final for Lyon with a strike in the 110th minute, but Maren Mjelde kept her cool from the spot with Chelsea's last kick of the match to force a penalty shootout deep into extra time.