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Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona LIVE! Women’s Champions League result, match stream and latest updates today
Chelsea have a mountain to climb in their Women’s Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona after slipping to a flat first-leg defeat on home soil on Saturday lunchtime. A strong crowd of 27,697 - a British record for a European game - were at Stamford Bridge for a heavyweight clash, but were silenced by a sensational fourth-minute strike from Norwegian forward Caroline Hansen Graham.
Emma Hayes’ hosts initially rallied well after falling behind early, with Guro Reiten seeing an effort ruled out for offside and also having a shot cleared off the line by Lucy Bronze, who later limped off with a knee injury in the latest pre-World Cup injury concern for England and Sarina Wiegman. Substitute Marta Torrejon hit the post with a header late on, but Barca could not find a second goal despite all their dominance after the interval.
But they will still be enormous favourites to progress next week and reach their third consecutive European final in Eindhoven on June 3. Follow Chelsea vs Barcelona reaction live below, with analysis from Standard Sport’s Dom Smith at the Bridge.
Chelsea vs Barcelona highlights
Substitute Marta hits the post with late header
Bronze limps off in latest England injury worry
NO GOAL! Reiten effort ruled out for offside
GOAL! Hansen scores fantastic early strike
14:35 , George Flood
A desperately flat second half from the Blues leaves them facing a daunting task at the Camp Nou on Thursday evening.
Dominant Barca seem firmly on track for their third successive Champions League final appearance thanks to Caroline Graham Hansen’s brilliant early strike.
Full-time
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Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona
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93 mins: Oshoala threatens late for Barca but she can’t find the finish.
This is going to end 1-0 to the visitors.
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90 mins: FOUR minutes of added time signalled at the Bridge.
Chelsea have not threatened whatsoever in this second half.
They’ve been really disappointing and have a real struggle on their hands at the Camp Nou on Thursday, bar an unlikely explosive finish here.
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88 mins: That’s a vicious effort from Barca forward Rolfo, who gets into the left channel inside the Chelsea box and lets fly with real venom.
Berger equal to it at her front post. Marta causes more issues from the corner but her latest header is wide.
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84 mins: Three changes from both managers for the final exchanges.
Pernille Harder makes her first Chelsea appearance since November after injury. Jessie Fleming and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd are also on.
Off go Reiten, Leupolz and Perisset.
Barca replace Walsh, Hansen and Paralluelo with Ingrid Engen, Asisat Oshoala and Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
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82 mins: Marta hits the post for Barca with a header!
Chelsea break with menace but a woeful ball from Kerr stops a dangerous counter-attack in its tracks.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
14:14 , George Flood
It’s not been anywhere near as good from Chelsea, this second-half display. They have fallen off it somewhat, while Barca have reinstated the way they were dictating play in the opening moments of the match.
Chelsea really must push for an equaliser from any means now.
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81 mins: Carter with another important header inside the Chelsea box to repel Barcelona’s latest searching cross.
Chelsea’s No7 then has to react to block an effort from Mariona.
Both sides are about to make more changes.
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79 mins: Chelsea’s second-half display here has been very tepid indeed, but they have defended well to their credit.
Not many sides in Europe are capable of limiting this star-studded Barcelona attack to just one goal.
Berger has commanded confidently as usual.
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77 mins: Not too much action to speak of at the moment as we enter the final 15 minutes in west London.
Barca on top, probing and extremely comfortable.
They will be enormous favourites with a 1-0 advantage for the second leg, though will want to make things more comfortable.
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73 mins: The cameras pan to Lucy Bronze on the Barca bench, where she’s sitting with ice strapped on her right knee.
Sarina Wiegman will be praying that’s nothing serious.
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71 mins: James goes in late on Mariona, catching the top of her foot and earning a yellow card.
Less than 20 minutes to play at Stamford Bridge in this semi-final first-leg tie, with Barca still probing in search of a second goal that would leave Chelsea with a mountain to climb at the Camp Nou on Thursday.
The Blues look tired but need to find a big finish from somewhere.
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70 mins: Barcelona attack again with real pace as Hansen charges forward into the box.
She tries to cut inside for Paralluelo, but Carter is there to make a crucial last-ditch intervention.
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68 mins: A second change from Chelsea sees Cuthbert replaced by Wales captain Sophie Ingle in midfield.
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67 mins: This does not look good for Bronze and she’s replaced by Marta Torrejon.
Yet another major concern for England and Sarina Wiegman with the World Cup looming large Down Under this summer.
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65 mins: Barca’s passing football is really something to behold in full flow - all nifty one- and two-touch stuff, pretty patterns and effective triangles.
They look dangerous down both flanks and Rolfo almost gets in to double the advantage.
Now Bronze is down and needs treatment. England boss Sarina Wiegman does not need any more injury concerns after seeing captain Leah Williamson join the likes of Beth Mead on the sidelines this week, ruled out of the World Cup with a ruptured ACL.
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64 mins: Signs of life from Chelsea at last in this second half, but Cuthbert’s header is not too much trouble for Panos.
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63 mins: Barcelona are denied again at close range before Chelsea look to release James on the counter.
She gets goal-side of Walsh, who tugs back her England colleague and receives a yellow card from Czech referee Jana Adamkova.
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62 mins: Barcelona have absolutely dominated this second half so far and will be kicking themselves if they don’t get the second goal.
Chelsea look very tired and their press has dropped off completely.
Hayes may need to make some more changes quickly.
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60 mins: That was to prove Geyse’s last action of this game.
The Brazilian makes way for Mariona Caldentey in Barcelona’s first change on the hour mark.
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58 mins: Chelsea fought back well in the first half after going behind but their efforts since the interval have left a lot to be desired.
Barca up the ante with some wonderful passing football on the edge of the box, with Paralluelo’s smart back-heel teeing up Geyse for a tame low strike that is easily gathered by Berger.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
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Emma Hayes looks remarkably calm on the touchline, for a manager whose side are 1-0 down in their home leg of an aggregated tie against the best team in world football.
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55 mins: A bit of a lull in the contest now as Barca struggle to fashion further chances and again Chelsea fail to release Kerr on the counter.
That’s terrific defending from Mjelde to get across and squeeze out Geyse after Eriksson is beaten all ends up for pace.
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53 mins: Finally Chelsea get up the pitch and Walsh can’t control the ball at close quarters - a rare error from the England schemer.
It leads to a snap shot from distance from substitute James that fails to ask too much of Panos in the Barcelona goal.
Barca break at speed and Hansen tries to curl an effort into the top corner, but this one is off target as it hurtles into the stands.
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52 mins: Chelsea cannot escape their own half at the moment as the pressure continues to mount.
Walsh has acres of space in which to try and pick out fellow Lioness Bronze at the back post, but it’s diverted behind by Berger.
The Blues ‘keeper then confidently gathers the latest teasing cross.
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50 mins: Barcelona are going through the gears again as Chelsea’s back five are placed firmly under the cosh.
A vital block from Mjelde denies Paralluelo inside the box.
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48 mins: Chelsea are under pressure early in the second half despite a covering challenge from Eriksson, with Geyse and Bonmati leading the charge.
The ball eventually falls for Fridolina Rolfo, but the Swede can’t fashion a strike from just inside the box.
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46 mins: A tumbling Carter has just accidentally taken out the assistant referee after a clear nudge from Geyse, who is very apologetic.
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It’s Jelana Cankovic who makes way for James.
An attacking half-time switch from Emma Hayes as Chelsea push for an equaliser.
Back underway at the Bridge.
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Chelsea are going to make a change at half-time.
It sounds like Lauren James is coming on.
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Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is at Stamford Bridge this afternoon to take in this semi-final tie...
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
13:26 , George Flood
Well that was a half which Chelsea started so poorly. Barcelona had them tied up in knots. But to their credit, Hayes’s side regrouped, and go into the break behind, yes, but now playing just as well as Barca.
No longer does this tie feel as one-sided as it did early on.
Half-time
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Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona
Caroline Graham Hansen’s superb fourth-minute strike is all that separates the sides at half-time in the first leg of this Champions League semi-final tie at Stamford Bridge.
But Chelsea won’t be too disheartened after a pleasing fightback, with Guro Reiten seeing one goal ruled out and another effort cleared off the line by Lucy Bronze.
Barca sat off after going in front but upped the tempo again before the interval.
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48 mins: That’s a painful ball to the face for Hansen, who initially goes down but is quickly back on her feet.
Barca still pressing before the interval, but a long cross from the left is well overhit.
The half-time whistle sounds.
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46 mins: Barca are probing dangerously in search of a second goal before the interval.
A whipped left-wing cross into the six-yard box is well claimed by Berger.
But the Spanish giants quickly come again and a dangerous ball across the face of goal from Hansen can’t be turned in by Geyse, who was offside anyway.
It wouldn’t have counted.
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44 mins: After a quiet start, Aitana Bonmati is driving Barcelona forward now and finding plenty of little pockets of space in which to operate.
On this occasion she’s robbed by Cuthbert, who tries another one of those immediate smashed balls forward, looking for the run of Kerr.
Chelsea’s top scorer had no chance at all with that one.
Four minutes of added time will be played at the end of this first half.
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42 mins: Barcelona are upping the tempo before the break after a quiet 20 minutes or so, with Carter turning away Hansen’s cross from the right.
The visitors sustain the pressure, but cannot test Berger as it’s eventually cleared.
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40 mins: That’s a very harsh caution for Mapi Leon, who joins Kerr in the book after the ball skips up off the turf and hits her right hand.
Chelsea have a chance to swing in a deep free-kick from the left, but it’s easily cleared by Barca as they look to set away Paralluelo on the break.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
13:12 , George Flood
Chelsea should definitely be pleased with how they’ve tussled their way back into this match when they debrief at half-time.
They were miles off it in the opening stages, but it’s a much more level affair now.
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38 mins: The flag is up as Kerr tries to race onto another lofted ball forward from midfield, with Panos coming to claim.
One of those long flashed passes forward is going to catch out Barca before too long.
The Blues have rather taken control of the battle in the middle, with Cuthbert particularly impressive.
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36 mins: That’s one overeager striker’s challenge too many from Kerr as she tries to just nick the ball but catches the England right-back late.
First yellow card of the game.
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33 mins: Barcelona are being made to work defensively as Walsh cuts out one ball from Cankovic and the visitors then scramble to deal with another inviting cross for Kerr.
Panos eventually scoops up the loose ball to relieve the pressure. Chelsea on top at the moment, seeing far more of the ball.
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30 mins: End-to-end action at Stamford Bridge now, with Hansen played in down the left channel but denied by some incredibly brave goalkeeping from Berger.
The German dives courageously at the feet of Barca’s goalscorer but takes a hefty whack for her troubles and will need more treatment.
Once again she bounces back up.
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29 mins: Chelsea are really knocking on the door now!
The suddenly alive Reiten rounds Panos but her left-footed finish is blocked at the crucial moment by Bronze.
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26 mins: That’s an inch-perfect tackle from Eriksson inside her own box to thwart Barca’s latest attack.
The Chelsea skipper had to get that right and she did. Terrific challenge.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
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Looked ever-so-tight that offside, but Kerr did ultimately look like she’d gone just a little too early.
But with Reiten then sticking the ball in the net, even though it was disallowed, it was a sign of Chelsea’s potency when they get it right.
It’s lifted the noise around Stamford Bridge.
GOOAA....NO!
12:58 , George Flood
25 mins: Chelsea think they have an equaliser as Barcelona are cut apart for the first time today.
It’s a fine threaded pass to release Kerr, who quickly squares inside for Reiten.
The Norwegian takes a touch before coolly slotting under Panos, but the offside flag was up against Kerr.
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24 mins: Solid defending from Chelsea’s Maren Mjelde as Paralluelo tried to turn home a decent cross from the right flank.
The Norwegian makes a potentially crucial block.
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22 mins: Much better from Chelsea.
Kerr’s hopeful strike from the edge of the box deflects off Irene Paredes and is held comfortably by Panos.
But that was a decent passage of play, with Cuthbert’s lofted pass from the middle flicked on well by the otherwise quiet Reiten.
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20 mins: Geyse is proving a thorn in Chelsea’s side and she’s hauled to the deck by Eriksson, who is lucky to avoid a booking.
Still all one-way traffic at the Bridge, with waves of Barcelona pressure.
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18 mins: Chelsea have Zecira Musovic on the bench if needed, but Berger is now back on her feet and looks fine to continue.
Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert also goes over to the sideline for a plaster to be applied on a painful cut to her hand.
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16 mins: Some concern for Chelsea now as Berger sits down in discomfort inside her penalty area and the physios are summoned on.
The break in play allows Emma Hayes to gather her players for a pep talk.
Barca counterpart Jonatan Giraldez does the same.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
12:48 , George Flood
Barca just so fluid, so comfortable, so composed on the ball. When they move it forward, they do it rapidly and Chelsea can’t get close.
When they take it slow and pass it between themselves, they do it deftly and Chelsea still can’t get close.
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14 mins: It’s looking ominous for Chelsea at the moment as effortlessly fluid Barcelona pour forward once more.
Brazilian forward Geyse creates space for another warning shot that is well dealt with by Berger.
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12 mins: It’s all a bit aimless from Chelsea as they search for a route back into this first-leg tie.
Kerr needs far better service than some of these panicked drilled balls forward.
The Blues are caught in possession in a dangerous area and Hansen’s low drive is held by Berger.
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10 mins: Barcelona are back on the ball and playing some nifty football in the opposition half as usual - Chelsea look especially vulnerable down their left side, from where Hansen was allowed to ghost across all too easily.
But there is promise from Chelsea on the counter, if they can find the right pass to release the dangerous Kerr.
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7 mins: Chelsea, to their credit, have responded well to that early setback.
They have settled into the game a bit and are seeing far more of the ball around the Barca box.
No chances to speak of just yet though.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
12:39 , George Flood
Truly, what a phenomenal goal that was from Barcelona — and what a start from the firm favourites.
Caroline Graham Hansen cuts in from the right, no one in blue gets remotely close to her, and she curls into the net from range. Nightmare start from the hosts.
GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona | Caroline Graham Hansen 4'
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4 mins: What a goal and what a start from Barcelona!
Hansen cuts in off the right flank and goes past a couple of Chelsea defenders before rifling an unstoppable effort beyond the despairing Berger and into the back of the net.
Sublime strike. Memories of Gothenburg coming flooding back...
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3 mins: A couple of good early defensive contributions from Carter for Chelsea as Barca monopolise possession from the off.
Chelsea try a long ball to release Sam Kerr on the counter, but Mapi Leon gets there first and is then taken out by the Australian forward, who gets a warning.
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2 min: Barcelona settle into some early possession in that striking gold away strip, with Chelsea all in blue.
A long cross is drilled into the box towards the head of Caroline Graham Hansen, but it’s well cleared by Jess Carter.
Looks like Chelsea are going with a back five this afternoon.
KICK-OFF
12:31 , George Flood
We are underway in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals!
Can Chelsea secure a positive result to take back to the Camp Nou on Thursday?
Jana Adamkova from the Czech Republic is today’s referee.
Great noise around Stamford Bridge as this game gets off and running.
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Here come the two teams, led out by respective captains Magda Eriksson and Sandra Panos.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
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The sun has decided to peer through the clouds just ahead of kick-off. How thoughtful. Lovely day for it.
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Final preparations at Stamford Bridge, where the atmosphere has been building very nicely indeed.
Kick-off is now less than 10 minutes away!
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea have their first-choice centre-back pairing out injured today, with Millie Bright and Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan both injured.
With Pernille Harder and Fran Kirby also out, the Blues really are the walking wounded. Barcelona perhaps not the ideal opponents then... But it would, at least, make a shock Chelsea win feel all the sweeter!
Hayes hails inspirational Chelsea captain Eriksson
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Chelsea captain Magda Eriksson starts as usual today and Emma Hayes has been effusive in her praise of the Swede this week.
However, the skipper’s future remains uncertain with her current contract at Stamford Bridge due to expire in the summer.
“I would be here all day to describe everything Magda has done for this football club, and for me as our captain,” said Hayes.
“Together we have built a team that has competed on all fronts. I know every step of the journey we have been on, side by side, to push this team to where it is.”
Standard Sport’s Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
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Standard Sport’s Dom Smith is in position and offers his pre-match thoughts from Stamford Bridge:
🗣️ "This is as tough a test as it gets for Chelsea."@MrDomSmith is in position at Stamford Bridge to preview #ChelseaBarça.
LIVE: https://t.co/QdOeYq2mT1#UWCL pic.twitter.com/0cA3Q0Td5o— Standard Sport (@standardsport) April 22, 2023
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Chelsea defenders Millie Bright and Kadeisha Buchanan both miss out through injury today, but they are at the Bridge cheering on their team-mates and have sent a good luck message.
A good luck message from two of our Blues! 🫶#UWCL pic.twitter.com/xEWhyaKeWo
— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) April 22, 2023
Bronze and Paralluelo come in for Barcelona
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I also make that two changes from Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez to the team that thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in Liga F last weekend.
England’s Lucy Bronze returns at right-back in place of Marta Torrejon, rejoining fellow Lioness hero Keira Walsh in the starting XI.
Barca’s other alteration is on the left of their attack, where Vicky Lopez makes way for Salma Paralluelo.
No Alexia Putellas just yet, as expected.
Two Chelsea changes as Berger returns
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Emma Hayes makes two changes to the Chelsea team that beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend.
Quarter-final shootout hero Ann-Katrin Berger is back in goal in place of Zecira Musovic.
Niamh Charles also comes in for Lauren James, who is on the bench.
Is that a back three or a back four?
Pernille Harder is among the substitutes once more.
Barcelona lineup
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Starting XI: Panos, Bronze, Paredes, Mapi Leon, Rolfo, Patri, Walsh, Bonmati, Graham, Geyse, Paralluelo
Subs: Coll, Codina, Jana, Pina, Crnogorcevic, Marta, Mariona, Bruna, Oshoala, Nuria, Engen, Vicky Lopez
Chelsea lineup
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Starting XI: Berger, Perisset, Mjelde, Eriksson, Carter, Cuthbert, Leupolz, Cankovic, Charles, Kerr, Reiten
Subs: Musovic, Orman, Ingle, James, Fleming, Kaneryd, Harder, Abdullina
Confident Guro Reiten vows Chelsea revenge
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Chelsea winger Guro Reiten was singing from the same hymn sheet as her manager during an exclusive interview with Standard Sport this week.
“I don’t think it was damaging,” the Norwegian said of that 2021 final. “Against the best, you can’t concede early, because they’ll eat you alive.
“We’ve just got to show that we have learned from that experience and are a better team now than we were.
“It’s been a few really good days. We’ve had some good sessions preparing. We love to play in front of our fans. They follow us everywhere. Chelsea belongs in Stamford Bridge, so why shouldn’t we play there?
“Last few years, they’ve barely lost a game. Normally, the pressure is on us. In this game it’s a bit different. We don’t always play the most beautiful football, but when it matters most, we have been ruthless and been best.
“Everyone keeps talking about Barcelona, ‘They are the favourites, blah, blah, blah’. I don’t care. We are a great team, and we are going to show it.”
Read the interview in full here
Hayes: Chelsea have learned from 2021 final thrashing
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That fateful final in Gothenburg two years ago was the only previous competitive meeting between these sides.
Chelsea were absolutely blitzed and shipped all four goals in the opening 36 minutes, with an early OG from Melanie Leupolz followed by an Alexia Putellas penalty and further efforts from Aitana Bonmati and Caroline Hansen.
Such a painful defeat stopped Emma Hayes’ side from winning an unprecedented quadruple as they scooped the WSL title, FA Cup and League Cup trophies back home.
But so many involved with Chelsea this week have been keen to stress how they quickly learned the lessons from that sobering night in Sweden.
“Every team evolves,” Hayes said on Friday. “Barca have improved in lots of ways. They’ve developed more experience, changed players, and added different dimensions. Equally so have we. We are more experienced than we were two years ago.
“I always take any loss as a learning. The learnings from that night were significant for us as a club. You have to have that. You have to go through those moments. I’m pretty certain Magda and I have had 1000 conversations since then about how to keep raising the bar for our team. We have done that.
“We expect to be in semi-finals. We have had a lot of winning in the last two years, and we’re as prepared as we can be going into the game. I like the feeling of going in with those experiences. We know what to expect. We are better off as a result of that night.”
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The calm before the storm at Stamford Bridge, where ticket sales for today’s game have exceeded the 25,000 mark.
It should be some occasion!
Chelsea vs Barcelona prediction
10:41 , George Flood
A potentially costly 2-0 loss away at WSL title rivals Manchester City is the only recent blot on Chelsea’s otherwise impressive copybook.
Emma Hayes’ side have otherwise been in stellar form, with Sam Kerr's second-half header seeing off Aston Villa last Sunday in Walsall and teeing up an FA Cup showdown against Manchester United.
Their penalty shootout win over Champions League holders Lyon in the quarter-finals was as dramatic as it gets after Maren Mjelde’s controversial last-gasp spot-kick that levelled a thrilling tie in extra time.
They will be full of confidence, though this Barcelona juggernaut are such a tough assignment. They smashed Roma 6-1 on aggregate in the quarters and have lost just ONE league game since the start of the 2019/20 season in Spain.
Defeat by Lyon in last year’s final and in the group stage against Bayern Munich shows they are not infallible, but few would bet against them taking a healthy lead back to the Camp Nou in their bid to reach a third successive European showpiece.
Barcelona to win, 3-1.
Barcelona team news
10:31 , George Flood
The major fitness news from a Barcelona perspective is that superstar Alexia Putellas could make her much-anticipated comeback from injury in this semi-final tie.
The Ballon d’Or holder suffered a heartbreaking ruptured ACL during Spain training before the European Championship last summer and has been on the comeback trail ever since.
Putellas has made the trip to west London today, though is not named in Barca’s official travelling squad.
However, it seems she could play some part in the return fixture at the Camp Nou on Thursday evening, all being well.
Chelsea team news
10:27 , George Flood
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes revealed at Friday’s pre-match press conference that England defender Millie Bright would miss several more weeks yet after a cleanout of a bony cartilage lesion in her knee.
Fellow centre-back Kadeisha Buchanan also remains out, along with Lioness Fran Kirby and Czech midfielder Katerina Svitkova.
However, Danish forward Pernille Harder is ready to play after being an unused substitute in the FA Cup semi-final win over Aston Villa last weekend.
She has not featured competitively since November due to a hamstring injury suffered on international duty.
How to watch Chelsea vs Barcelona
10:20 , George Flood
TV channel: In the UK, today’s game will be available to watch live via DAZN.
Live stream: The DAZN website will broadcast the game online and a free stream is also available via DAZN’s YouTube channel.
Welcome to Chelsea vs Barcelona LIVE coverage!
10:18 , George Flood
Good morning and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals.
More than 25,000 spectators are anticipated at Stamford Bridge this lunchtime as Emma Hayes’ side battle Europe’s most formidable outfit in a massive first-leg showdown.
Kick-off this afternoon is at 12:30pm BST, so stay tuned for live updates plus all the latest team news and build-up. We will also have analysis across the day from Standard Sport’s Dom Smith at the Bridge.
This should be a corker!
