Despite a 3-0 lead on aggregate after a profitable visit to Amsterdam last week, this tie is certainly not over. The Blues have work to do at Stamford Bridge against reigning Dutch champions Ajax, who reached this stage of the competition for the first time by qualifying from a difficult group containing three of last year’s quarter-finalists.

‘The fear of not being in the semi-final is for us as big a driver as the desire to win the game; in fact it's more,’ said Hayes as she looked ahead to Wednesday night’s match.

‘There is no one in our dressing room that will take tomorrow's game lightly or think for one minute, just because we're winning 3-0, that the game is over.

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‘That would be a mistake. It all starts in your head. When a team has nothing to lose, 3-0 down, they play with freedom, they play in a different way, they express themselves and they're often their most dangerous. So for sure we don't take tomorrow lightly.’

The Chelsea manager reported that defender Nathalie Bjorn is not available for the second leg having not completed a full training session on Tuesday morning. Even though this weekend's game is a League Cup final against Arsenal, Hayes is not intending to rotate her selection significantly against our midweek opponents.

‘I’m not thinking about Sunday, I am only thinking about tomorrow,’ she stated.

‘We know Ajax are going to come out and be aggressive. We're expecting that as they have to. We're prepared for the aggression and their learnings [from the first leg]. They’re a good side and it's important for us to keep all of our focus and attention on tomorrow.’