Eric and Cheryl take you through all the bricks and bouquets of the week in football.

Hot TopicsGoals - loads of themCrowds - in a season of records, the two semi finals delivered great crowds2044 fans turned up to see Sydney FC v Canberra United 1985 fans braved the rainy weather for the Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory matchThe Matildas head into training camp in the lead up to their first match in 396 daysSemi-Final ResultsBrisbane Roar v Melbourne VictoryMissing Clare Polkinghorne and Emily Gielnik How did the Sunny Franco signing work?Referees under attackAgeless Lisa De Vanna"I just wanted to make an impact and I’ve been preaching to the girls – it’s these games that matter," De Vanna said.Sydney FC v Canberra UnitedLate withdrawal of Michelle Heyman - can CBR score without her?CBR dominated possession (39-61)Turnovers costly for CBR (SYD 31 interceptions to 16)Corners 6-1 in favour of CBR, but the set-piece evades themPlusPlayer of the roundGoal of the round - did one of them have a touch of this?Save of the roundPass of the roundTackle of the roundThe Road Home - Finals FeverW-League Grand Final Confirmed.Sydney will host Melbourne Victory this Sunday at Jubilee Stadium.Tickets availeable now:https://t.co/QsZuSlqSOf pic.twitter.com/IyjzVaCD6w— Beyond 90 (@Beyond90AU) April 6, 2021Record eighth Grand Final appearance for Sydney FC (and fourth in a row), and third for Melbourne Victory.Sydney FC have won three Grand Finals to date and are aiming to equal Melbourne City FC's all-time record of four Championships. Melbourne Victory won one Grand Final, in 2014, over Brisbane Roar FC. Head to HeadPlayed 22 timesSydney FC won 13Melbourne Victory won 45 drawsAround the WorldWe. Are. Back 🙌🏻The Westfield Matildas will return to the pitch against @DFB_Frauen in April!🇩🇪 v 🇦🇺📆 April 11📍 Brita-Arena Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden⏰ 12.05am (AEST)📺 Fox Sports, ABC, Kayo and My Football Live app #WeAreMatildas #GERvAUS— Westfield Matildas (@TheMatildas) March 24, 2021

Tillies are back, but will Ellie Carpenter be available to play and what is Tony G after?

FAWSL

It's getting close to the end for arguably the best women's competition around, with just three rounds remaining. The competition resumes after the FIFA international break.

Joe Montemurro is leaving Arsenal(3) Arsenal (Caitlin Foord, Lydia Williams) continued their winning streak, defeating (11) Bristol (Ella Mastrantonio) 4-0Sam Kerr scored a hattrick for (1) Chelsea against (9) Birmingham City 6-0, putting Kerr equal top of the goalscoring table with Vivianne Miedema on 17 goalsHayley Raso's (5) Everton defeated (12) Aston Villa (3-1)(7) Reading lost 5-0 to (10) West Ham (Emily van Egmond)(8) Tottenham (Alanna Kennedy) lost 3-0 to (2) Man CityKeep an eye on Matchday 20 of 22 (25/4 11pm AEST) which sees (2) Man City v (1) Chelsea battle for top spotUEFA Women’s Champions LeagueQuarter-finals: 23/24 March & 31 March/1 AprilWolfsburg v Chelsea0-3 (aggregate 1-5)Kerr scored in the 31’Lyon (Carpenter) v PSGAggregate 1-0Match rescheduled to Sunday April 18th 10pmSemi-finals: 24/25 April & 1/2 MayBayern v Chelsea (24/4 and 1/5)Barcelona v Lyon/PSGFinal: 16 May (Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg)D1FLyon (Ellie Carpenter) v EA Guingamp postponed as Lyon report 15 COVID-19 cases in the teamMontpellier (Mary Fowler) lost 4-0 to Stade de Reims

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