They were grateful for this brief interlude in an intense match, which Chelsea won 3-0 to progress 3-2 on aggregate. City players were deep in discussion with their backroom staff, brows furrowed and hands waving.

Chelsea staged a big first-half comeback to march into the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Manchester City on Thursday. Sandy Baltimore scored early in the all-England quarterfinal at Stamford Bridge before Nathalie Björn and Mayra Ramírez netted in a five-minute span to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg and set up a last-four matchup against defending champion Barcelona.