Birmingham manager David Parker believes his side can reach the Women’s Champions League final when they take on Swedish side Tyreso tomorrow in the second leg of the semi-final.

After holding Tyreso to a goalless draw last Saturday, the Blues go into the game knowing they are the underdogs. Having kept six clean sheets in seven games in the tournament, Parker is confident they can keep another one in Sweden but their problem will be whether they can score the all-important away goal.

He said: “If we don’t score, I’m sure we’ll take them to penalties. We’ve done the hard work and we’re not giving that up — we can definitely reach the final.

“We’ll be defensively strong but we’ve got to have the belief to go and put the ball in the net.

“We didn’t have that in the first leg, even though we attacked and looked lively in the second half.

“But we’re going to Sweden still fully in the game and I believe that we’re in with more than a shout of going through.”

Keeping a clean sheet will be difficult as Tyreso put eight past their quarter-final opponents Neulengbach over two legs.

Head coach Tony Guastavsson said: “The first leg result was fair but playing on our home turf we have everything in our own hands.”