Barcelona vs Chelsea LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and reaction after the Blues’ historic win
Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea: Erin Cuthbert’s goal secured a famous win as the Champions League holders lost at home for the first time in five years
Chelsea stunned Women’s Champions League holders Barcelona by becoming the first team to beat them away from home in more than five years as Emma Hayes’s side claimed a 1-0 win to take back to Stamford Bridge for next week’s semi-final second leg.
Erin Cuthbert scored the only goal of the game as an immense defensive performance ensured Barcelona failed to score in a game for the first time in two years. Alexia Putellas missed a golden chance in the final seconds as Chelsea held on, but Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton did not have a shot to save.
Chelsea’s first ever win over Barcelona, who have won the Champions League in two out of the last three seasons, means the English champions will go through to the Bilbao final if they avoid defeat at Stamford Bridge next Saturday.
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Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea
41 mins: What a goal that was, and Barcelona fans look a little shellshocked. They aren’t used to seeing home losses considering Barca Femeni haven’t lost at home in five years.
The home side are immediately hunting the equaliser.
GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea
39 mins: GOAL! They won’t be irritated anymore!
Lawrence wins the ball near the Barcelona box and plays it to Cuthbert. She plays a lovely first-time pass to Leupolz, who returns the one-two, and Cuthbert skips past a challenge and rifles it into the corner!
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
37 mins: Carter does brilliantly to win the ball from Paralluelo with a sliding challenge, and Chelsea have possession again. They’ve certainly grown into the game as it’s gone on.
The away side will be a little irritated that they’ve failed to capitalise on their chances though.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
34 mins: Another Chelsea chance as Cuthbert slides a lovely through ball to Ramirez. She carries it into the box and the overlapping James takes over, but her cross is put behind for a corner.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
32 mins: Chelsea’ best chance of the game so far as Leupolz slips it behind the defence to Ramirez. She lays it off but the shot is dragged wide, and the flag was up anyway.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
31 mins: Gutierrez gets a half-shot, half-cross away down the left but it hits the side netting.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
29 mins: An opportunity for Chelsea as James clips in an inviting cross, but Rolfo does well to head it away.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
27 mins: Barcelona threaten near the Chelsea box but there’s a bit of pinball and the away side clear. Plenty of calm in the Barca midfield but less so in the final third.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
24 mins: Chelsea have their first opportunity for a dangerous free-kick on the left. Cuthbert sends it in and Charles tries to send it back across goal, but it’s intercepted.
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
23 mins: Ramirez is proving a handy outlet for Chelsea when they look to counter, but she’s not getting enough support at the moment. She spins Rolfo near halfway, but the Sweden defender does enough to recover.
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