Chelsea vs Ajax Women's Champions League preview: Where to ...

Chelsea and Ajax meet in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday 27 March at Stamford Bridge.

A Dutch women's record crowd of 35,997 was sent home largely disappointed last Tuesday as Chelsea came away from Johan Cruijff ArenA with a 3-0 win courtesy of a Lauren James goal and two by Sjoeke Nüsken. Chelsea have now won the first leg of all five of their Women's Champions League quarter-finals, and proceeded to go through from the previous four ties.

Mayra Ramírez is available in attack for her potential first European appearance since joining Chelsea but fellow January signing Nathalie Björn did not get through Tuesday training so remains sidelined along with Sam Kerr, Mia Fishel, Aniek Nouwen, Millie Bright, Maren Mjelde and Ann-Katrin Berger.

Ajax missed captain Sherida Spitse from defence in the first leg through suspension and although she can play at Stamford Bridge, 16-year-old midfielder Lily Yohannes, who again impressed against Chelsea, is now banned. Romée Leuchter, who earlier this month became Ajax's all-time leading scorer, signalled her intent on Saturday with a hat-trick against Zwolle as they closed the gap to Twente to four points.

The only other previous Dutch quarter-finalists, Saestum, lost both legs of their tie in 2006/07, and Ajax will hope to at least avoid that fate even if a comeback to make the semis would easily eclipse even their group stage heroics, which were based largely on three home wins.

ChelseaLast six games: WWWWWWLast match: West Ham 0-2 Chelsea, 24/03, leagueWhere they stand: 1st in FA Women's Super League, FA Cup semi-finals, League Cup final

AjaxLast six games: WLWWWWLast match: Ajax 3-2 Zwolle, 23/03, leagueWhere they stand: 2nd in Vrouwen Eredivisie, Dutch Cup semi-finals

Chelsea: Musovic; Périsset, Carter, Buchanan, Lawrence; Cuthbert, Ingle, Kirby; Beever-Jones, Ramírez, Reiten

Misses next match if booked: none

Ajax: Van Eijk; Kardinaal, Spitse, De Sanders, De Klonia; Noordam, Van Gool, Van de Velde; Grant, Leuchter, T. Hoekstra

Suspended: YohannesMisses next match if booked: Grant, Noordam

Emma Hayes, Chelsea manager: "The fear of losing, the fear not being in that semi-final, is for us as big a drive as the desire for winning, in fact it's more. There is no one in that dressing room who will take the game lightly or think for one minute just because we are winning 3-0 the game is over. Where a team has nothing to lose, 3-0 down, they play with freedom, they play in a different way to express themselves and they are often the most dangerous opponents."

Suzanne Bakker, Ajax coach: "We know three goals is quite a big difference but as I said last week, the ball is round and everything is still possible. We want to show that we are quick to learn and that this is an extra experience for us. We've learned about defending inside the box, we will show that we have learned our lesson.

"It's very nice to have Spitse [back from suspension]. She has a lot of experience in her backpack. She can help the younger players so they can focus on fewer things with her there."

Rosa van Gool, Ajax midfielder: "Having [Spitse] on the pitch – literally behind me – she can help me by coaching me, telling me where to be. It takes away some of the tension from the player so she gets to enjoy it and we get to enjoy it.

"We started very well [in the first leg] and had a big chance early on. Then it became a bit more difficult down the middle and we started struggling a bit. But we've analysed it and learned from the situation, and I think we will be able to show that."