Chelsea concede freak personal objective after 34 seconds as Emma Hayes’ facet are thrashed by Barcelona in Ladies’s Champions League remaining

Chelsea had been thrashed 4-Zero by Barcelona within the Ladies’s Champions League remaining on Sunday.

The Blues had been aiming to win a primary ever Champions League trophy, however discovered themselves 4-Zero down inside 36 minutes.

Emma Hayes’ facet bought off to the worst doable begin once they conceded a freak personal objective after simply 34 seconds.

Lieke Martens hit the crossbar with a high-quality effort from vary as Chelsea did not clear their traces earlier than calamity struck.

Fran Kirby’s clearance inadvertently hit Melanie Leupolz and looped over Blues goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger for the opener.

Regardless of the early setback, Chelsea responded properly by Pernille More durable, who fluffed her traces twice within the area of six minutes.

And people misses proved pricey as Alexia Putellas doubled Barcelona’s lead from the penalty spot within the 14th minute after Leupolz fouled Lieke Martens contained in the field.

Barcelona had been ruthless from there with Aitana Bonmati including a 3rd six minutes later as she clinically completed previous Berger from close-range.

Lluis Cortes’ girls scored the sport’s fourth objective when Martens’ cutback from the byline was poked residence by Caroline Hansen.

Chelsea’s frustration confirmed when Sophie Ingle acquired a yellow card for a harmful deal with on Kheira Hamraoui.

Chelsea had alternatives to drag a objective again within the second-half, nonetheless, More durable and Sam Kerr had been wasteful.

Each golf equipment had been topped champions of their respective home leagues final weekend, nevertheless it was Barcelona who got here out on high in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Chelsea might take inspiration from Barcelona because the Spanish giants had been crushed 4-1 by Lyon within the 2019 Champions League remaining, however bounced again two years later to avenge their heavy loss.