Manchester City join rivals Chelsea in last eight of Champions League

Manchester City Women 2 (7) LSK Kvinner 1 (1): The visitors took the lead but Izzy Christiansen and Nikita Parris hit back to confirm the hosts' place in the quarter-finals

Manchester City maintained their 100% home record this season (Getty)

Manchester City advanced into the Women's Champions League quarter-finals as they beat LSK Kvinner 2-1 at the Academy Stadium and 7-1 on aggregate.

The triumph was marred by a serious-looking injury sustained by Megan Campbell which led to the match being stopped for several minutes early in the second half.

The City defender injured her right leg in innocuous-looking circumstances and was treated on the field for a number of minutes before being carried off on a stretcher, appearing in considerable pain.


 Manchester City celebrate their victory after the final whistle 
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City's 5-0 first-leg victory in Norway a week earlier meant the last-16 tie seemed as good as over before this game started, but LSK showed they were still prepared to fight on Thursday as Marte Berget's 17th-minute strike put them 1-0 up on the night.

That was a rare attacking moment for the visitors in a first half that saw City fail to take a host of chances, with visiting goalkeeper Cecilie Fiskerstrand denying the likes of Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Demi Stokes.

Nikita Parris headed a good chance wide and Izzy Christiansen had an effort cleared off the line.

Nikita Parris added Manchester City's second goal (Getty)

Christiansen then scored in the opening minute of the second half, sweeping a shot in after being set up by Parris.

And Parris subsequently notched the hosts' second of the night in the 73rd minute with a strike teed up by Melissa Lawley, who had come on for Campbell, as City maintained their 100 per cent start to the season and joined Chelsea in the last eight.

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