Chelsea see off Bayern to set up first Champions League final with Barcelona

England's Fran Kirby was the star for Emma Hayes's side
Chelsea see off Bayern to set up first Champions League final with Barcelona

Chelsea's Fran Kirby (bottom left) celebrates with her team-mates after scoring their side's fourth goal of the game during the UEFA Women's Champions League semi final, second leg match at Kingsmeadow, London. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire. 

Fran Kirby scored twice for Chelsea and so booked their place in the Champions League final for the first time after coming from behind in the tie to stun Bayern Munich 4-1.

The Blues are the third team in the competition’s 20-year history to lose a semi-final first leg and still make the final after they overturned the 2-1 defeat in Germany.

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