39 h. ago Chelsea humbled by Barcelona and Bonmatí in bruising WCL semi

Chelsea suffered a chastening defeat as the holders Barcelona cruised through to their fifth consecutive Women’s Champions League final with an 8-2 aggregate victory that demonstrated a sizeable gulf in quality between the two teams.The result emphatically ended Chelsea’s hopes of lifting a quadruple of major trophies this season, at the start of week when they could be crowned Women’s Super League champions, and kept this peerless Barcelona team on course to lift their third straight European title. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Barcelona’s Bonmatí braced for ‘good rivalry’ of Chelsea showdown in WCL

Barcelona face Chelsea in semi-final first leg on Sunday‘This is the moment of the season we enjoy – big games’Aitana Bonmatí says Barcelona have a “good rivalry, no bad things” with Chelsea as the Spanish holders prepare to meet the English club in their Women’s Champions League semi-final for the third consecutive season.The 2023 and 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, whose team are chasing a fourth European title in five seasons, had high praise for Chelsea, despite the Women’s Super League club having never knocked Barcelona out of the competition. Continue reading...

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