ENGLAND STRIKER ELLEN White and United States World Cup winner Sam Mewis both scored twice as Manchester City beat Fiorentina 5-0 in Italy on Thursday to cruise into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals 8-0 on aggregate.
Republic of Ireland international Louise Quinn played the full game on another chastening European afternoon for the Italians, while Megan Campbell remains an injury absentee for Women’s Super League title-chasing City.
Leading 3-0 after the first leg of their last-16 tie, the English side were 3-0 ahead by half-time in the return in Florence, with captain White scoring twice either side of a penalty by Scotland’s Caroline Weir.
Mewis, 28, replaced Weir at half-time and added further goals, on the hour and then again on 79 minutes.
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City, who are second in their domestic league behind Chelsea, join the London club in Friday’s draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Chelsea knocked out Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, while holders Lyon were among the other clubs to ease through.
One last-16 tie is still to be completed, with Paris Saint-Germain taking a 5-0 first-leg lead to the Czech Republic, where they will face Sparta Prague next Wednesday.
