
Chelsea vs Barcelona, 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League, Semifinals
· 1st LegBarcelona claim narrow advantage over Chelsea thanks to Hansen strike
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Barcelona won 1-0 against Chelsea in the Champions League semifinal first-leg at Stamford Bridge thanks to Caroline Graham Hansen's early strike.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
- 1': Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women).
- 2': Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
- 3': Mapi León (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Chelsea Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1. Caroline Hansen (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Geyse Ferreira.
- 13': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
- 13': Patri Guijarro (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Caroline Hansen (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
- 15': Attempt saved. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 16': Foul by Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women).
- 16': Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women).
- 20': Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Patri Guijarro (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí with a cross.
- 25': Offside, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a headed pass.
- 29': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jess Carter (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt missed. Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic.
- 37': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
- 37': Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Hand ball by Mapi León (Barcelona Femenino).
- 41': Mapi León (Barcelona Femenino) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+2': Offside, Barcelona Femenino. Caroline Hansen tries a through ball, but Geyse Ferreira is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lauren James replaces Jelena Cankovic.
- 47': Foul by Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino).
- 47': Jess Carter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Magdalena Eriksson.
- 52': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
- 53': Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Caroline Hansen (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
- 55': Offside, Chelsea Women. Ann-Katrin Berger tries a through ball, but Lauren James is caught offside.
- 58': Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
- 59': Attempt saved. Geyse Ferreira (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Mariona Caldentey replaces Geyse Ferreira.
- 63': Foul by Keira Walsh (Barcelona Femenino).
- 63': Lauren James (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Keira Walsh (Barcelona Femenino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson with a headed pass.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caroline Hansen with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Melanie Leupolz.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Bronze (Barcelona Femenino).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Marta Torrejón replaces Lucy Bronze because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Erin Cuthbert.
- 69': Offside, Chelsea Women. Melanie Leupolz tries a through ball, but Guro Reiten is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
- 71': Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Lauren James (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt saved. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Marta Torrejón (Barcelona Femenino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
- 81': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 82': Marta Torrejón (Barcelona Femenino) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mapi León with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessie Fleming replaces Melanie Leupolz.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Pernille Harder replaces Guro Reiten.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Ève Périsset.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Asisat Oshoala replaces Caroline Hansen.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Ingrid Engen replaces Keira Walsh.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona Femenino. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic replaces Salma Paralluelo.
- 85': Foul by Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona Femenino).
- 85': Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Barcelona Femenino. Fridolina Rolfö tries a through ball, but Asisat Oshoala is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marta Torrejón.
- 87': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 90': Attempt saved. Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Asisat Oshoala.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marta Torrejón (Barcelona Femenino) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mapi León with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Sandra Paños (Barcelona Femenino) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona Femenino. Conceded by Maren Mjelde.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 0, Barcelona Femenino 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,697
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Ann-Katrin Berger (GK) |
16 | Magdalena Eriksson |
18 | Maren Mjelde |
7 | Jess Carter |
15 | Ève Périsset |
8 | Melanie Leupolz |
28 | Jelena Cankovic |
21 | Niamh Charles |
22 | Erin Cuthbert |
11 | Guro Reiten |
20 | Sam Kerr ![]() |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Sandra Paños (GK) ![]() |
4 | Mapi León ![]() |
2 | Irene Paredes |
16 | Fridolina Rolfö |
15 | Lucy Bronze |
21 | Keira Walsh ![]() |
12 | Patri Guijarro |
14 | Aitana Bonmatí |
18 | Geyse |
17 | Salma Paralluelo |
10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
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