Sonia Bompastor accepted that her Chelsea team had been simply “not good enough” after they were taught a lesson by a technically superior Barcelona side who now hold a commanding position in their Women’s Champions League semi-final.
Chelsea were beaten for only the second time in all competitions since Bompastor took over last summer but in sunny Catalonia they were outclassed by the strongest team they have faced in her tenure so far.
Written by Tom Garry at the Estadi Johan Cruyff
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/barcelona-chelsea-womens-champions-league-match-report under the title “Pina inspires Barcelona to emphatic WCL first-leg win against Chelsea”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
