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Barcelona Crushes Chelsea in Thrilling Champions League Encounter
In a thrilling match at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona Women decisively defeated Chelsea Women 5-1 in a UEFA Champions League semi-final. Barcelona dominated possession (64%) and shots (19 total, 9 on target).
Despite a missed penalty by Aitana Bonmatí in the 12th minute, Barcelona opened the scoring on the same play with a goal by Bonmatí. Ewa Pajor added another goal in the 35th minute, assisted by Bonmatí. After the break, Barcelona continued their dominance, scoring goals through Claudia Pina (70th and 90th minutes) and Irene Paredes (82nd minute). Chelsea, with 36% possession, managed to pull one back through Sam Kerr in the 74th minute, assisted by Macario. The match was characterized by Barcelona’s superior play and clinical finishing.
Substitutions barcelona w: at minute 46 I. Engen came in and M. Leon went out., at minute 66 C. Pina came in and C. Graham went out., at minute 81 F. Rolfo came in and E. Brugts went out., at minute 88 V. Lopez came in and S. Paralluelo went out.
Substitutions chelsea w: at minute 61 C. Macario came in and W. Kaptein went out., at minute 61 G. Reiten came in and A. Beever-Jones went out., at minute 81 N. Girma came in and N. Bjorn went out., at minute 88 S. Nusken came in and M. Ramirez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barcelona W
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Chelsea W
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