Chelsea's quadruple bid is alive and kicking - but Man City might regret sacking Gareth Taylor: Winners and losers as Sonia Bompastor's side fight back to win Women's Champions League quarter-final - and four-game battle with WSL rivals

In England, people love to talk about the quadruple. It's an extremely rare feat to achieve, with Arsenal the only English women's side to tick all four boxes way back in 2007, when they won the league, both domestic cups and the UEFA Women's Cup, now the Women's Champions League. However, Chelsea not only remain in the mix to become just the second English women's side to triumph on the continent - they also have the potential to still collect all four pieces of silverware.

Victory over City in the League Cup final earlier this month ensured that talk didn't fall at the first hurdle, and this remarkable comeback on Thursday allowed the Blues to clear the second fence. Sonia Bompastor won't be drawn on such a dream, just taking each game at a time, but the hopes are still there for Chelsea fans as they ponder something which would be quite incredible.

Man City made a huge call when they opted to replace Gareth Taylor with Nick Cushing ahead of this four-game series with Chelsea. In the end, it absolutely did not pay off.

City lost the League Cup final 13 days ago, were defeated in the crucial WSL meeting between the two at the weekend and then, after actually coming through as 2-0 winners in the first leg of this Champions League tie, even that victory was rendered meaningless thanks to this 3-0 loss.

It was a big risk to make a managerial change when they did. City hoped it could help secure some better results to improve a season that was in danger of disaster. But instead, it changed very little.

It's not been an easy season so far for Lauren James. Three months on the sidelines was far from ideal for the England winger, forcing her to miss all but one of Chelsea's Champions League group games. However, she's come back with a bang in this New Year and has been playing some wonderful football since her return. Thursday was another example of that. No one created more chances in the second leg than James, whose running caused City all sorts of problems.

As Chelsea prepare for the games to get bigger and bigger in the next few weeks, they'll be delighted that James is showing some wonderful form on a regular basis. She could well be the difference as they target that elusive Champions League title.

In the first leg, Vivianne Miedema was absolutely world-class. Her remarkable composure in front of goal was what gave City their two-goal advantage and a huge chance to make the semi-finals of this competition. Unfortunately, though, those efforts were in vain.

The same goes for the work she did on Thursday, too. On several occasions, this remarkably talented striker popped up with huge defensive moments, most notably clearing a Nathalie Bjorn header off the line. Yet, it was Chelsea who prevailed in the tie.

There were several players who turned up in a big way for City over the course of these two legs, despite the result. Miedema was certainly one of them and for a player of her incredible quality to still be yet to play in a Champions League semi-final in her career feels unjust.

In the first leg of this tie, it was a surprise to see Mayra Ramirez be so wasteful at times. The Colombian is a devastating forward, an intelligent player who moves well, is very quick and has the strength to out-muscle most defenders. However, she can sometimes lack the end product to really elevate her to that next tier of player.

On Thursday, it was her clinical finish which proved the difference in this semi-final tie. As Chelsea's regular starting centre forward, having that confidence in front of goal will be key for her and her team over the next few weeks, as the Blues go for another three trophies. Ramirez has all the qualities to be a game-changer in those competitions - but the hope will be to do so much more consistently.

After Thursday's win, Bompastor declared herself "lucky" to have "two really good left-backs" in Niamh Charles and Sandy Baltimore. The form of the latter, though, is currently keeping the England star out of Chelsea's strongest team. It's a problem for her at club level, but it could also have repercussions for the Lionesses as well.

Baltimore has been outstanding this season. Naturally a winger, she has almost always played in defence since joining the Blues in the summer and she has offered plenty in both boxes. On Thursday, she prevented Kerolin, a player Bompastor dubbed "world-class", from having any real impact on the match, while also getting forward to score the first goal of the game.

It means that Charles, an unused sub at Stamford Bridge, has had a hard time getting back into the Chelsea team since returning from injury. That isn't a great position for her to be in just over three months before England's European title defence begins, not if she wants to be in that starting XI.

Millie Bright has deservedly won a lot of plaudits for her performances this season, with the Chelsea captain a rock in defence throughout the entire campaign to date. Nathalie Bjorn, her centre-back partner, has also been superb, though, and she got her long overdue moment in the spotlight on Thursday.

After hitting the post with one header and watching Miedema clear another off the line, the Swede looped one over City's star striker to level the tie up and further set Chelsea on their way to completing this incredible comeback. It was a moment that felt like a reminder of her quality and her contributions to a season that has, thus far, been wonderfully successful - and she massively deserved it.