Chelsea failed in their bid to win a first ever Women’s Champions League after losing 4-0 to Barcelona – and their night was summed up by a comical own-goal in the opening minute of the match.
The Blues fell behind after just 35 seconds in Gothenburg when an attempted clearance from England international Fran Kirby cannoned back off Melanie Leupolz and looped into the corner of the net.Things went from bad to worse for Chelsea just over 10 minutes later when Alexia Putellas converted a controversial penalty to give Barcelona a 2-0 advantage.Aitana Bonmati then made it 3-0 before Caroline Graham Hansen added a fourth just before half-time to put the game beyond Chelsea’s grasp.And that’s how things stayed into the second-half as the Blues.
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