{ "title": "Trio of Canadians to feature in UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League Semi-finals", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:40:44", "published_at": "2021-04-24 17:25:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/trio-of-canadians-to-feature-in-uefa-womens-champions-league-semi-finals", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/OrEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "For the first time ever, members of Canada Soccer\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team could feature in both UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League Semi-finals, with Jordyn Huitema and Ashley Lawrence playing for Paris Saint-Germain FC and Jessie Fleming playing for Chelsea FC. The European Semi-finals kickoff this Sunda\u2026", "slug": "trio-of-canadians-to-feature-in-uefa-womens-champions-league-semi-finals", "body": "

For the first time ever, members of Canada Soccer’s Women’s
\u200bNational Team could feature in both UEFA Women’s Champions League Semi-finals,
\u200bwith Jordyn Huitema and Ashley Lawrence playing for Paris Saint-Germain FC and
\u200bJessie Fleming playing for Chelsea FC. The European Semi-finals kickoff this
\u200bSunday 25 April with Paris Saint-Germain FC facing FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC
\u200bfacing FC Bayern Munich.

The UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals feature two
\u200blegs: this Sunday 25 April and next Sunday 2 May. The two winning teams then
\u200badvance to the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final on 16 May. This Sunday,
\u200bHuitema and Lawrence are in action with Paris Saint-Germain FC at 09.00 ET /
\u200b06.00 PT while Fleming and Chelsea FC are in action at 11.00 ET / 08.00 PT.

Ashley Lawrence, Jordyn Huitema and Paris Saint-Germain
\u200bclinched their Semi-finals ticket by eliminating the reigning champions
\u200bOlympique Lyonnais (2-2 on aggregate, Paris qualified through away goals).
\u200bLawrence played 90 minutes in both Quarter-final matches, while Huitema
\u200bfeatured as a substitute in the second leg.

Jessie Fleming and Chelsea FC won their two Quarter-final
\u200bmatches against Wolfsburg (5-1 on aggregate). Fleming, who is taken part in her
\u200bfirst UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign, featured as a substitute in the
\u200bsecond leg.

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team player Kadeisha
\u200bBuchanan is the first and only Canadian to have win a UEFA Women’s Champions
\u200bLeague title, in fact winning it four years in a row since she debuted with
\u200bOlympique Lyonnais in 2017. Lawrence is the only other Canadian to reach the
\u200bFinal back in 2016-17 (against Lyon). Lawrence also reached the Semifinals in
\u200b2019-20 while Sophie Schmidt and FFC Frankfurt reached the Semifinals in
\u200b2015-16.

This year, eight Canadians took part in the 2020-21 UEFA
\u200bWomen’s Champions League campaign with seven different European teams: Huitema
\u200band Lawrence with Paris Saint-Germain FC; Jessie Fleming with Chelsea FC; Buchanan
\u200bwith Olympique Lyonnais; Janine Beckie with Manchester City FC; Stephanie Labbé
\u200bwith Rosengard FC; Alyssa Lagonia with Servette FCCF; and Cloé Lacasse with
\u200bBenfica.

Of note, Huitema and Beckie are the Canadian leaders for the
\u200bmost goals (6) in UEFA Women’s Champions League and Qualifying.

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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