UEFA Women's Champions League

Barcelona vs Chelsea 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Semifinals

  • 35': Ewa Pajor
  • 70': Clàudia Pina
  • 82': Irene Paredes
  • 90': Clàudia Pina
FT
4 - 1
1st Leg
  • 74': Sandy Baltimore

Barcelona rout Chelsea in first leg of Women's Champions League semis

Holders Barcelona put themselves in the driving seat with a resounding 4-1 over Chelsea in the first leg of their women's Champions League semifinal on Sunday, with substitute Claudia Pina netting twice.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Penalty saved. Alexia Putellas (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Goal! Barcelona Femenino 1, Chelsea Women 0. Ewa Pajor (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexia Putellas with a through ball.
  • 41': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Barcelona Femenino 1, Chelsea Women 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Ingrid Engen replaces Mapi León because of an injury.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona Femenino 1, Chelsea Women 0.
  • 61': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Catarina Macário replaces Wieke Kaptein.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten replaces Agnes Beever-Jones.
  • 66': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Clàudia Pina replaces Caroline Graham Hansen.
  • 70': Goal! Barcelona Femenino 2, Chelsea Women 0. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 72': Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Goal! Barcelona Femenino 2, Chelsea Women 1. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Catarina Macário.
  • 77': Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Naomi Girma replaces Nathalie Björn because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Fridolina Rolfö replaces Esmee Brugts.
  • 82': Goal! Barcelona Femenino 3, Chelsea Women 1. Irene Paredes (Barcelona Femenino) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Mayra Ramírez.
  • 89': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Vicky López replaces Salma Paralluelo.
  • 90': Goal! Barcelona Femenino 4, Chelsea Women 1. Clàudia Pina (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona Femenino 4, Chelsea Women 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Estadi Johan Cruyff
Location: Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Attendance: 5,750

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
36.3 Possession 63.7
4 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
267 Accurate Passes 523
336 Passes 601
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 12
0.0 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 39
8 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 22
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 14
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Cata Coll (GK)
4 Mapi León
2 Irene Paredes
24 Esmee Brugts
22 Ona Batlle
12 Patri Guijarro
11 Alexia Putellas
14 Aitana Bonmatí
17 Ewa Pajor
7 Salma Paralluelo
10 Caroline Graham Hansen

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
4 Millie Bright
14 Nathalie Björn
17 Sandy Baltimore
22 Lucy Bronze
18 Wieke Kaptein
8 Erin Cuthbert
30 Keira Walsh
7 Mayra Ramírez Yellow Card
33 Aggie Beever-Jones
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

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