Chelsea vs. Barcelona | 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final -- The Replay

Oh, this has been a highly anticipated match for so long. Leon and Volsberg have dominated the commercial side of this competition, but they both left the scene earlier this year and there is a huge opportunity for either Chelsea or Barcelona to become the better team. Europe next to me is former England international Kelly Smith and Kelly, we have without a doubt the two best teams in Europe this season because the best have played and they have beaten them all. Yes, the same can certainly be said for Chelsea. they have been outstanding in the fawsl this year, the best team and they have shown it by obtaining the faw cell title, in the same way,

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, you know, they play extremely attractive football, so hopefully today we expect a really entertaining match.

Sandovanios be a key figure for Barcelona but there are world class players in every position so vanilla at the end of the line for Chelsea and it is the same Chelsea team that clinched the English title last weekend neve charles He is the least experienced member of the team's starting lineup as he replaces injured man Honey, but elsewhere it is a team packed with talent from seven different nations. Vanilla seems to have been the

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piece of the puzzle for Emma Hayes and with her help, Frank Kirby and Sam Kerr have combined for nine.

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goals and it's also a great night for the referees riam hussein from germany is our referee for this match she was the fourth referee of the french

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between paris saint-germain and león in cardiff four years eager to improve with Chelsea here today Alexia Patel is the captain of Barcelona and you can see that her left thigh is very tied and last night she did not train with the rest of the team here I don't know if we are doing that Magdalena Erickson the Swedish international captain and also player of the armband of the

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make three changes with respect to the team that won 0-0 in tenerife last weekend to win another spanish title maría leong's experience returns to defense with andrea pereira suspended while her main goalkeeper European goal scorer jenny bello and the international norway caroline graham hanson return to the attack aaron cuthbert and beth england are on the

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bench anna maria before gavit won the competition with frankfurt back in 2015. chelsea wearing their new shirt was not Good luck to their men's team who lost yesterday the final of the English FA Cup.

Martins played two seasons in Gothenburg and returned to the Swedish city hoping to emerge a winner here tonight and after a day punctuated by heavy rain, afternoon sun and Gothenburg for the start. From this match the 20th final of the UEFA Women's Champions League is underway and the only thing we can guarantee is a new name on the Barcelona trophy with the pink shirts defending the goal to our left in the first half and they quickly launch to the attack with lika martins and they gave him space to cut in and the shot hit the crossbar what a dramatic start to the game hanson's sending into the penalty area martins was there again it just deflected into barcelona ahead in 35 seconds and the spanish

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make the perfect start chelsea were on the rampage from the start and it looked to be an own goal, in the end melanie leopold hanson with the ball high back into the penalty area there was real confusion and kirby's clearance hit leopolds and the german international with a very unfortunate shot own goal to start this champions league final absolutely shocking start from chelsea it's just not what you want in a champions league final to be a goal down so early, i want I mean, the game, the Chelsea players haven't really even had a touch of the ball yet, so now it's how to deal with this, you have to stay refocused and get back to an incredible start in this final and we've talked about all the stars attackers from both sides, but it is an own goal that has given Barcelona the advantage.

Chelsea looking to respond immediately with leopolds kerwig crossing into the penalty area and heading back and the corner has been awarded by todd taken short by g to leopolds now carter and that's a decent delivery and the chance is wasted, it was hardest panella who went unmarked but couldn't keep the shot down is delightful from jess carter here he can hardly tip his foot towards the goal but that's the response you want from this chelsea team so early in a big opportunity there with more force just over the crossbar and a strange Goal that gave us the opening goal of this game and it really came from that initial Chelsea explosion from Lika Martin.

He will be very aware of his talent, but he was simply given too much space now, but it turns into problems. Caroline Graham Hansen won the ball back guillardo with the initial ball forward and then hansen now got the ball back and chelsea were stunned by that start here is the knee cap and there is a chance to make it two and beautiful dragged the shot wide and really should have fact also she should have nigel a great opportunity there in front of the goal g was simply dispossessed at the top there a nice ball from patalos on the way to the promotion turns as if with the slightest touch he simply couldn't hit the target Chelsea must be careful now that they have to do it, they maintain possession of this ball and when they have good turnovers they give the ball back to Burgers, they clear and there is more confusion inside the penalty area and the shot deflects over in the end von marty with the effort and then catherine berger manages to redeem her previous mistake, chelsea look absolutely shocked, drawing, i haven't seen a chelsea team all year and i have played many chelsea games, they haven't started this game that well, It's just shocking to them.

Need to keep us focused now Hanson will take the corner kick and it was played short with a d cross but we must also say that from Barcelona it has been a brilliant start yes they certainly started on the front foot we always know they have good possession and very very comfortable on the ball, but you see the high press here, they really are threatening. Chelsea's pressure puts pressure on g. Recover the ball here with ease. Chelsea did not at all expect this start from Barcelona Hanson and the ball into the wide area, but this time for Telus the ball behind and there were concerns about Alexia Patellas' fitness before this match, but at the moment there do not seem to be any problem, that's the own goal again, no blame for the medley leopolds frank kirby was looking to hit the ball back at her, but it just bounced high over burger barcelona's head.

They found themselves behind in the early stages of their previous final against León. They were down four goals half an hour into the game, but Emma Hayes here has an early problem to solve and then. There has been a lot of talk about her in the run-up to this final. Kelly said she's someone who's maybe mellowed of late, but the start of Louis Cortez's team might give her a thing or two to think about because Barcelona are running this. game at the moment and their movement in the attacking third is something that Chelsea are finding very difficult to deal with, well they are struggling to get Chelsea out at the back, you know, because of Barcelona's high price, ​​he is making it very difficult for himself.

They keep losing the ball, which is what you don't want to do at the beginning of this game against the good technical side that is used to having possession of the ball. Chelsea must cross and get numbers behind the ball to recover the numbers. defend and try to stop this barcelona team jess carter will take the throw-in he made his debut at the age of 16 in the quarterfinals of the champions league playing for birmingham against arsenal and has a lot of experience despite being only 23 years old Finally, Chelsea try to get their attacking unit to move here, but Kerr can't make out Hamrawi, the French international with that familiar hairstyle.

Kiara plays the ball into her own penalty area, but Barcelona is very confident in possession. Here's Leon and that's a clever twist again. Martin seeks to orchestrate the attack from deep, but this time she, the South Korean international, is able to recover the ball. leopolds kirby now once again erickson both teams beat important opponents to reach the final in the last rounds barcelona beating both manchester city and paris saint-germain and the french club of course put an end to the long run Lion's streak of success in this competition, now with more strength in the area and once again rejected the shot deflected back from a sublime corner by Sam Kerr.

I saw Harder running off the shoulder with a little uh backflip. A big run by Harder just couldn't hit the mark. A great entry from Toronto. She has been the most threatening here for Chelsea in these first minutes. She is the toughest Pinilla, only her last few races. she has 30 champions league goals in just 37 games vanilla harder twice a runner-up with volsberg carter will take the corner and is deep towards hard erickson although the captain won the header but it was not targeted chelsea seeks to become the second team english to win the champions league arsenal were the previous victors, but it was a long time ago, back in 2007. now kirby is looking for kurt erickson chelsea is starting to make its way in this game engel, that's a good ball now kirby, there it is where you want to see frank kirby there on the right in a 1v1 situation, he didn't see the space on the outside to take the left back, but he will find his way, he will find his rhythm, Frank Herbie, she is a player to watch in this game and it has been everything. well the season shares the title of top scorer in the champions league so far with tony bello both have six goals in the competition chelsea overcame barcelona's toughest challenges in spain atlético de madrid in what was a dramatic draw in the round of 16 when ann catherine berger to save two penalties in the first leg, frank kirby, the player who was fouled there, kirby's quick movement initially, but patellas kept her away from the ball and both volsberg and bayern munich were defeated by chelsea and, of course, voldemort with a team that for many years denied them success in the champions league eriksen with the free kick kirby was the goal but was found by leon hamrawi's clearance now leopold recovered by martins and the Leon's clearance went out of play and Chelsea started to impose themselves on the game but having to do it from behind here, they started to find their rhythm a bit, Nigel, just a bit more composure with the ball, looking to turn, look towards up and play forward, find those spaces of space in Frank Kirby and sing Sanker, the initial shock.

I think that first minute goal has made them nervous, but now they seem to pull themselves together and are playing their way into the game. Barcelona has been considered the underdog by many outside of these two clubs, but Emma Hayes has 100% respect. and chelsea for a team that has reached at least the quarterfinals in the last five years, now has more support, but they looked for kirby and hamrawi cut him well. It's a very clever turn and a chance for Martins to break once. again and carter has to do this challenge, she doesn't do it and retreats towards Hermosa, the challenge comes in and Barcelona has been given a penalty, a chance to make it two to zero here, Hermosa was caught inside the area and chelsea was caught. by lika martins once again carter with the initial challenge hanson was able to cut back war tomosa and it was leopold's who had already scored an own goal who was given the penalty it seemed like it was leopold's back leg it only connects with beautiful Initially I thought that Graeme Hansen was going to shoot them, but she was so conscious knowing that Hermosa was coming in on our left shoulder and Catherine Berger has already saved two penalties against Spanish opponents in the Champions League. a look at this decision bastian danke from germany here is the var official so tell us what is being kept waiting here the verification was completed and the penalty was given and catherine berger has already made two saves in the champions league this season, but Barcelona looks to score twice here in the early stages, Patella takes a step forward and makes no mistake and what a dream start for Barcelona, ​​who are looking for their first, waiting for the

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's champions league, there are two goals up in the first 14 minutes, this is an absolute dream start.

For this young Barcelona team, they have taken this game by the scruff of the neck, they really tried hard from the start and just a great calm penalty just puts it to the left, that's what you want from the captain, to take a step Step up and lead by example and everything you can. things went badly for chelsea in the early stages of this match things went badly for them but luis cortés can believe that his team already has a hand in the trophy chelsea has been imperious in english football this season they have two trophies in their cabinet and the league cup and the

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's super league and there has been a lot of talk about a possible quadruple this season,but that's all on hold here right now because barcelona is giving them a lesson in counter-attacking football, now engel challenged by hamrawi g working hard to get it back groin kirby g here's kurt looking harder to see who wins the header but he's in the roof of the network.

It's very frustrating for Chelsea to have started this game this way, but you see the connection here between Kirby, sorry Kurt. and with more strength, they will still have opportunities in this game. It seems that it is difficult to advance several times. They still need to believe that they can recover this angle of play and win the ball again, but Eriksen took a free kick against Mercer, but Barcelona has a winning mentality. They have won all 26 league games so far this season. The title in Spain has been secured with eight games remaining. Chelsea also took everyone.

In Manchester City's way in the English title race, they had to win their last match against Reading last week and did so by five goals to nil, but all eyes have been on this match for some time. Chelsea are still in this nigel. They just need the next goal, they need to stay focused, they know they have players on their side, like I just said that could hurt, you just have to give them the ball in the right areas and keep your composure if Barcelona gets another yard. I don't. I'm sure Chelsea can bounce back, but it's all too much fun for Chelsea.

If they can score that next goal then it will be right in Chelsea's path. Well, they were two goals down in the semi-final against Bayern Munich before Leopold's team scored. a strange right hand goal from his point of view to give them some hope in that game and then of course they eventually managed to win the second leg and his team will never feel defeated, they will keep going, they will. They rush and will continue trying to make Barcelona lower their heads to recover the ball and play forward. They have so much confidence in this Chelsea team, so for them right now this game is not over, they need to chase this next goal.

Spain is an emerging force. The national stage in world football and clearly Barcelona's achievements at club level have also been noticed, but often the Spanish team Kelly plays brilliant football but doesn't really create too many chances. This Barcelona team so far has been clinical, yes it certainly has. The Spanish team also has great possession, but they always seem to lack that quality or that finishing composure or the right option in the box. Sometimes they want to get the ball into the goal, but not this Barcelona team they have been in. very clinical at the beginning of this game, Carter's long throw Hanson will throw the ball now beautifully, he has given the ball to Kurt and Total Horn's challenge will result in a free kick for Chelsea and there is still a long way to go travel. this game will only be taken by carter the two youngest chelsea players are the full backs carter who was 23 years old and nath charles who was only 21. carter's delivery seems interesting, you said that charles and carter are the youngest, but emma hayes in reality changed them.

Since the Bayern Munich game, I left Charles playing on the left and Carter on the right, so I don't know if it's a tactical decision by Emma Hayes, but yes, let Charles be normally a left back in this case and Carter's back, so. I don't know, I don't really understand the tactics on that, but Charles has had one or two problems with Liquor Martin so far, but she's not the first player in world football to have that problem, no, she's an absolutely incredible talent. Like Martins. and he has started this game very well for this Barcelona team, when he receives the ball in space, he is lethal, he has such a fast pace and you saw the end in his last game in the champions league, he just doubled it in the corner, brilliant, brilliant player. and nick charles at chelsea due to an injury to maro mielda and here is martins again leaving charles standing and she throws the center beautiful beautiful ball back into the penalty area there could be three it's three to zero barcelona three ago thanks to italy bob marty and that was a wonderful goal and chelsea who have such a formidable defense were absolutely gutted yes they look shocked it's a great run a brilliant shoulder run great ball played and a nice composition and quiet finished and tania bob martin with her. third goal in the champions league this season and it was done beautifully and it is what becomes the third man running, so beautiful played the ball and Matty runs from the Chelsea player's shoulder.

It is a calm pose. She only sees the space that opens. for a brilliant first touch she manages to make that little move and Burger can't keep the ball out of the back of the net. Well, what a moment for Italian Martic, he used to make a two-hour trip to train with his father every day. when he joined barcelona's academy at the age of 14, but all those long hours on public transport were worth it now because he scored in a champions league final and barcelona with three goals in the first 20 minutes, This is what León used to do with computers.

Yes, it certainly isn't, it's interesting in 2019, exactly the same as Barcelona, ​​Leon, they did exactly the same thing to them, so you know they have learned from the experience and Chelsea need to learn, you need to start better the games, especially in a final. I think they have fallen asleep, they have made crucial mistakes giving the ball away, they have been careless and when you are in this at this level in a final, when this Barcelona team is hungry, they will punish you and Chelsea have Barcelona. lost in the semi-finals last season when the competition concluded in Spain a rare touch for sandra panos her goalkeeper hamrawi now leo and barcelona are in complete control here i'm not sure even their most optimistic supporter would believe they would have a three-game lead goals against chelsea so early in the game, but they scored three and could have had more.

I didn't see Nigel coming at all. This Chelsea team is phenomenal in attack, but they just haven't found their rhythm and now. We can't see any goal attempt from Chelsea so far Barcelona with three and they have all gone in and they have also hit the crossbar and forced Catherine Berger into a desperate stop to tell us every time Barcelona advances it seems like we are going to score, but now It has been given away for little money. Here's Kurt Hodder. The shot is blocked. Todahorn will avoid the corner kick. Chelsea will take the throw-in and I wonder if Emma Hayes is perhaps contemplating changes.

She already has a lot of talent available. she on the bench bingle players like erin cuff but jesse fleming beth england bright now ericsson this has been a torrid start to the game for the chelsea defenders now xi looking for kurt and gallardo's clearance was a real cut, but panos pulled him together and She has only conceded four goals in her six Champions League games so far this season and defensively Barcelona have been very good, Harvey will take the shot. I have to contemplate a plan b here because Luis Cortez has sent his team with a lot of intention and so much intelligence too, yes certainly the counter attack is where they have been special, especially on the left side with Lika Martens and then the third man running in the third goal, they have simply been clinical in front of goal.

They are not afraid to run out of the ball, pass in triangles, return if necessary. It has been a pleasure to see the brilliant start of this Barcelona team. Guillardo returns to Panos, who recently signed a new contract to keep her at Barcelona. They have become the dominant team in Spain with six league titles now and seven cups and they also won the first Spanish Super Copper with four women's teams last year and beat Real Sociedad 10-1 in the final of that competition and the way in which they have started here They are looking to build up a similar score line, as England's four ball does not find Kerr, you can see in that passage to play like blasphemous, they do not want to play for long, they want to play alone even if the Chelsea is pressing. they want to play a nice tight game in those triangles and get the ball to break the lines.

They don't want to play directly along with the long ball. They want to provoke you to draw you in and then absorb you and then play that ball forward. but we've also seen what a good job they've done so far just protecting the defense, so when balls come through to heal and she spins, there's no real option for her. Yes, Sam Carl's move has been good, but Barcelona's. the defense has just marked her everywhere she has gone there is limited space for her behind samkhya likes the ball behind she is not really a losing player so they have done wonderfully in her so far complicated feat now todder hall and the corner awarded by carter barcelona I have scored three times and Jenny Hermoso hasn't gotten one so far, but she won't mind being a golf scorer, as long as your team wins in a final, she will want to be on the scoresheet at some point.

I'm sure she had a part to play in the second goal, she won the penalty and also provided some of the setup for the third Lion to take the corner kick. The burger reaches between the legs, it's a deeper center and the burger is. able to play now charles just couldn't get the ball there and mojave will clear it before tonight only one spanish player had scored in previous finals that was verónica piquete who was a great center forward and scored for the swedish club to resu in the final of 2014 against Volsberg, but two Spanish players scored here in very quick succession.

Barcelona are looking to make Spain the fifth different nation to win this competition tonight, after Germany, France, Sweden and England, but a success for Arsenal on Swedish soil. 2007, when alex scott scored the only goal in the first leg of the final, here is engel, now erickson, who spoke very confidently at the press conference last night, but now they have a slightly different perspective and rawi martins, a Once again, Charles is outnumbered. at chelsea here is martens and there was always support for barcelona patellas wahabi leopold makes the challenge but there is very little for chelsea to look back on this first half with any real positivity so far here is leon and in terms of tactics kelly Overall what Could Emma Hayes do here to try to change the course of this game?

Because at the moment, anything her team tries doesn't work, it's difficult, it's difficult when you play against a team that has such good possession, they might try to press. a little further up the pitch with numbers but obviously you're worried about barcelona's counterattack but chelsea for me has to have possession of baltimore's kneecaps with the effort and this time it went wide, a breakaway unusual for Chelsea in this game so far Chelsea works when they have G on the ball, works when they have Leopolds on the ball and can play harder and with Kirby and let Kirby go 1v1 on the side right, but they're simply struggling to find Harder and Kirby right now, while Kerr and Kirby have combined for 30 goals in the 19 games they've played together so far this season, but we've seen little of that understanding here until Now tonight, sorry, that pass was too long though.

Some of Barcelona's passing has been very pleasing to the eye and we can hear Emma Hayes saying: keep the ball, she is in exactly the right place, she needs to fight, they need to find the midfield three, it's difficult because of the way that Barcelona is moving and doing It's difficult to play but you have to find g. She is the technique. She is the magician in that middle of the park. She is the player who makes this happen. She can score passes with ease when she turns as well as she is now. the space to turn has gone very deep to try to get that kind of possession erickson cut back by hamrawi bon marty the number of passes completed in the game so far really tells you how much control barcelona has had beautiful player who has twice had a runner up in this competition with Paris Saint-Germain now she Chelsea need to give her the ball, you certainly need to get past Nigel exactly, you know you are finding her in her own half, but they need to do it in the final third she is their creative player who can feed her that you can feed her harder than you could feed kirby they are just struggling to get out erickson now she looks for kirby panos comes and kirby makes the effort early and goes astray as a result, here we go that's what we're talking about is the quality he possesses g to play that ball, you simply can't get around it with your left foot.

One of the players who emerged from a very successful youth team in Spain. She has dominated the under 17 and under 19 championships for a couple of years. English falls forward is not more difficult and Barcelona is monitoring the strongest vanilla very closely. We have talked about her quality inthe future so far, but defensively they have also been very solid here is bon martic that is another excellent ball martin's charles has been isolated once again martin's goes beyond his beautiful waiting inside the area it is still martin's and it is four to zero another goal wonderful caroline graham hanson this time and surely there is no turning back for chelsea now barcelona is simply irresistible look at the inexperience here of neve childs doesn't defend well against lika martin when she beats a brilliant cross ball charles is caught out of position but can't put it down getting hit on the outside she goes to push up to steal the ball but she is unsuccessful, it is a weak defense and she puts her hand on her head because she knows she should have done better in that situation, well, Lincoln Martin, although she He has done that to many players with more experience than Charles needs, but in a Champions League final there is no hiding place, that is a big mismatch that we see on this right side and it will be a difficult learning curve for niv charles , but she will improve with this experience of facing a world class player like lika martins.

Well, Emma Hayes has seen her team outclassed here in every department, four goals down before half-time, Chelsea have swept everything before them in English football this season and also in the Champions League up to this point, but barcelona has been simply too good for them and now jing has given it to them and it's straight to martins beautiful in the middle, the challenge comes from brighton sheep and then he regains possession here it is charles again he was looking for kerr but he read it too leon and then engle chelsea challenge here just can't come close to barcelona no it's a bit of a naughty challenge there by sophie engel right on top of the the ankle hopefully he's okay just showing frustration lazy nigel middle of the park challenge frustrated sophie ingle she was sent off in the game against atletico madrid and she must be careful because at the moment with barcelona playing exhibition football there will be frustration there.

There may be the odd urgent challenge, but chelsea has not laid a glove on barcelona so far. It's been amazing football at times from the Spanish champions and we've talked a lot about the quality of León and Volsberg and European football, but what Barcelona are producing here. tonight that is raising the bar even higher, yes we certainly have a new club in town and that is this pink Barcelona team. The first half, 45 minutes or 38 minutes so far have been outstanding, they have been so good going forward, compose playing. under pressure playing forward when they can just play with chelsea now well they were four goals down at half time against león two years ago barcelona but the tables turned here jennifer marashan scored the goals on that occasion but yes players here tonight like patella marty and graham hanson, who have really set standards that chelsea has not been able to match in handball fields against infante horn, but nothing has given caroline graham hanson, another player who has been runner-up in this competition, and volsberg previously did everything he could to ensure that barcelona finished on top of the podium here tonight and sophie ingle received a yellow card, now he will have to be careful, but he likes so many chelsea players and is finding that the game has been played around she here is graham hanson again carter with a clumsy challenge but initially receives the ball and then almost collides with hanson inside the area and that is good defending carter showing perseverance at least and the attempts on goal tell you everything you need to know seven to Barcelona four of them on goal and a lead of four to zero now the toughest Chelsea in Leopold has to score before the break and Panos avoids the hardest effort that is where harder is more effective she is right handed she is on the left she cuts her right foot and just looking to bend it close position needs to get involved a little more she is the threat she is a dangerous player when chelsea can find her in those spaces right in front of barcelona's back line hamrawi hanson recovers it finding another scorer on marty guillardo wahabi looking for martins again, charles makes the challenge this time lika martins has shown from the start of this game that he is still a world class talent, it's just the willingness to run into the space behind and leave charles in a 1v situation 1.

I don't see that many times in the women's 1v1 game, where you can consistently beat that player and she is full of confidence now that she knows she can't beat either of you. She's shown that time and time again in this first half, so brilliant, you know, give her the ball, she'll be able to do it more for this Barcelona team. Well, some eyebrows were raised when she decided to go to Barcelona after the European championship he won with Holland in 2017 because a lot of people were expecting it. she would have gone to a lion or a volsberg or maybe even Paris in Sherman, but now we can see why she went there because they were building something, he certainly made the decision as we speak, Chelsea have chased a lot without the ball so far. but wahhabi almost gave the ball to g but everything is going barcelona's way at the moment here benefiting from an own goal after 35 seconds and since then it has been one way traffic to the right and it breaks for g there a look in but there wasn't a huge amount of support frank kirby barely kicked in the first half he barely mentioned her name she has been very ineffective they have struggled to find their feet or even space behind i think barcelona have certainly made their task and knowing that frank kirby is one of the main threats in this chelsea team, they have doubled up, they have players around them, she has been very ineffective, barcelona has another free kick and has seen many sheep playing in the wsl for many years.

I haven't seen her give the ball away as much as she did tonight. She looks very off the pace, pushing the occasion hasn't affected her. There are a few, but this is not the g we used to see playing for Chelsea. we can work all week, she dominates the midfield on the pitch, so when she plays for Chelsea but is not here initially today, Guillardo's departure was only for a second Barcelona who seemed to be caught on the breakaway but they recover quickly Eriksen Leopolds now Carter Carter again Ardern ran behind Hamrawi initially but is now able to win back Leopold Ericsson in that space on the edge of the area and the free kicks are given for the challenge on Kirby and Chelsea here with a chance right at the end. of the first half and we are at a minimum of two added minutes and from the point of view of the overall contest, Kelly, you feel that this has to go in, it has to do it, otherwise it is game over for Chelsea, this gives a little lifeline. going into the break if g or ericsson can put this ball up and up, but if it doesn't happen it's going to be a very, very difficult 45 minutes for this chelsea team, she and erickson beat the free kick and it's her. who takes it and in the end it is comfortable for panos looks to produce one of those free kicks with knuckles but too close to the goalkeeper and it seems that at the moment the only way chelsea can get back into this game is if barcelona lets them and i I'm sure Louis Cortez will simply tell his team to keep things tight in the second half and not give Chelsea a sniff when Kirby's ball entered the box.

Leo Kirby cut it again, Carter and now Bob Marty and there's always a big t-shirt. in support to produce an opportunity or simply take the ball away from Barcelona Kermit controls and can see that it is the free kick. She is another player who has had a bad shot where it really matters for Chelsea, it is just a bad first touch and that is At half-time it has been an extraordinary 45 minutes, Barcelona leads by four goals to nil, Melanie Leopold's early goal, the penalty for the election for 10 hours, and then two superbly scored goals by Etainabad, Marty and Caroline Graham Hanson, and Chelsea had no answer for the half. time chelsea nil barcelona four it is impossible to monopolize the world's attention overnight create your own uniform be a cover model a powerful athlete will compete as a trans woman impossible it is not possible welcome back to gothenburg chelsea is behind barcelona by four goals to nil at half time in this

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women's champions league final and chelsea are making a change war wrighton the norwegian international comes to replace melanie leopolds leopolds had a very unhappy first half without realizing it he scored the first goal own goal and then conceded a penalty and continues to write to make his eighth appearance in the champions league this season, but five of them came from the bench and magda ericsson with some very sharp words in that group for chelsea barcelona has outwitted them in every aspect so far oh barcelona is 45 minutes away from its first

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women's champions league title unless chelsea can produce something extraordinary here the english team dressed in blue playing from left to right kelly smith is a my side and emma hayes has made a change and could have done a number, we'll see what This happens here when Kirby crosses and Kerr's header is comfortably saved by Panos.

I'm sure that if I could have changed seven or eight players in the first half, it would have been, yes, certainly a very, very disappointing and poor performance in the first half. The Chelsea team especially concedes a goal so early in the first 15 seconds that they look shell-shocked for almost the entire first half. They really struggled to find their rhythm and play with confidence and composure going forward, but we certainly saw a great lesson in possession, dominance and dictating possession from this Barcelona team, the quality of their passes both short and long was amazing, they just took the game straight to Chelsea, um, and they pretty much already won this final.

You know you have 45 minutes to play, but it's all for Chelsea, now they have to move on. Catherine Burger had no chance with any of the goals she turned with Kurt Carter's challenge, going long again, another into Kirby's path, here he is alone and now Charles has some space but the cross leaves him behind. tray and it's a corner for chelsea just look at the start of this second half by this chelsea team why didn't you do it in the first half? you know they're on the front foot had a chance now a corner kick is a little too late for me, right, and we'll take the corner.

Really brilliant, the delivery of writings forward was a challenge because here's Erickson and Nico Martins will concede another corner and we saw that delivery from Charles a few moments ago and if Chelsea can get players. striker down there they know that Leaker Martins won't defend, certainly, they just need to have good quality ball in the box because you have players like Millie Bright and Ericsson who are very good in the air, even Sam Kerr is very good. for not being the tallest player driven at the moment looking for a harder push back right now she and she goes back to Carter Angle Chelsea still has so many players ahead here he nodded towards Erickson she falls inside the area calls for a penalty and it's erickson who It's penalized well, there was a push on Leon's back, we have var in use here today was that penalty, Kelly Smith was a little harsh, I think she knew the contact was coming and made the most of it and then proceeded to keep the ball in his legs in the hope that the referee would give it to him and with the clearance, Carter will look to go long again.

Are they challenging well and did Kirby block the shots? That was a potential opening for Chelsea. Now Bright cuts clear and some lean on Engel to try to recover the ball. She has a yellow card and now this could be the problem in Chelsea's breakaway, but Burger is able to recover, but Hanson was eating up the ground ahead of Carter Bright. and here there is hard air, good defense, although from tarahawk writing waiting like cur, but she just can't stretch to make contact with the cross, great delivery there on return, weaker foot only a couple of steps away from her mark , but he simply can't achieve the header sam kurt scored 21 goals in 22 games in the england women's super league it has already been a success in both australia and the united states charles' control fails here is martin's oh barcelona has the free kick barcelona in the position here where they can simply look to stop the ball and slow down the game will be given away by patellas here she is she passes kirby and now kirby again and has space to find kerr but leon will block the center barcelona will clear and while chelsea pushes towards Up front there could inevitably be gaps at the other end and they do well to find the goalkeeper and Lika Martins is a player they will have to deal with in the second half, but Barcelona are hitting the ball with the authority of a team that believes they have this game under control wahhabi panuos will be challenged by kirby but nothing more than that, this big kick to the right from panos the composure and vision to do that and put it in the path of the right back now carter barcelona is doing it Whatgood job pressing in that situation to close the space and close the passing opportunity, so Carter moves away and just finds it raw.

Several Chelsea players are learning some very hard lessons here, yes they certainly are with the move with the guru. It's written on that return that she's a naturally talented left-footed player who likes to take on players, so you know that, hopefully, she can make a difference on this left side, but they need to feed her. You know, when your replacement comes in, she's fresh. wait one you know a reaction you have to have a reaction be forward to kneel they have to stay tall now the Chelsea press don't let them out they have to be more aggressive with the press the number of players, including Beth England, are warming up Chelsea in the other side, tougher, Kirby Kerr, looking to get involved, write will shut down Tara Horn, but hey, Chelsea have been better in the context of the game overall, that's not saying too much and Barcelona will know that Chelsea will have waves in this.

In the second half they have to do it, that's how Barcelona deal with this Chelsea press and they will continue to play and play clean, attractive football in triangles to pass the ball, although Hayes said before the game that he anticipated his team would have plenty of time . spells without the ball, but I don't think she thought that would cover the entire first half now Martin's Jess Carter recovered well there Martins has given the ball away but here it's more difficult Kirby Engel Charles was offering the fuse now Carter's last g leon Looking to move on to be tougher, but there just hasn't been chemistry for Chelsea when it really matters, Eriksen is just betting and saying:Chelsea, come on, so how are you going to take us down?

Here's Kurt Ryden. Good header away from Leon Lingle. He has to be careful with a yellow card and challenges like that won't help his case. Just what you need to lose a player to a red card in the second half being four nil down silly silly challenge there like you said nigel she has to stand up be careful let the player have the ball with the clearance helped by beautiful now carter chelsea looks to avoid the press by going over the top, but here's a good header from eriksen and charles g kirby knocks him down. its a good ball from brilliant chelsea with almost more possession in the second half but no real clear chances but carter with a promising run forward but barcelona had bodies around the ball very quickly charles interception here is kirby g charles she was looking for the ball early back to her now kirby on the side and guillardo almost scraped the center and now the flag goes up for offside, it's better here since chelsea are patient in their game sam kerr frank kirby with the just outside of play it is a great cross ball but it is brilliant defended by the guru only to pass the ball over new curls on his shoulder but it is better from chelsea when they are Pressing high we know that Barcelona likes to play in those triangles, but if they can get more numbers further up the pitch at Chelsea to stop them playing in that part of the middle, well we'll take the shot at Leon, oh she's lost Kirby's chances here. for chelsea kirby just wait, she was looking for strong air when maybe she should have gone for goal herself, but tell us beautiful martins tells us with that run towards midfield again and she goes down, but the penalty appeals were quickly rejected when collided with Bright.

Damn movie, maybe we've seen a lack of conviction from Frank Kirby at times tonight, she's looked like a world class player all season in the champions league, but tonight's been tough for her, yeah, has a little. of hesitation in the box, I thought that having had a dinner play so many times this season, she normally would have taken that ball and driven it low and across to the far post, but she chose the wrong option. Now Hanson, beyond Erickson, will eventually take over. The center was already good in the first half. Chelsea were already two goals down.

It's been a tighter affair since the break, but the scoreline gives us the overall context of the game. Barcelona is about to make its first change. The hamburger takes the ball very far. she is brilliant charles angle erickson the exchange between kurt and kirby and now charles but she just can't muster a stronger support and eve charles has come much further in the second half for chelsea mariona caldante is coming to barcelona to replace caroline graham hanson col dante scored in the game against manchester city really gave notice that barcelona was a big challenge for the champions league this season patellas there is a big open space for toddahon caldante was looking for the early pass forward which is good coming back from recovery from writer ericsson returned by leon Chelsea now plays with Rutan's front four stronger, sometimes drops to the number nine space, but Kerr and Kirby then leave, Charles is playing higher up and that is what was introduced with the substitute return you know they have to advance numbers and overload now on this right side she is very deep again and the body language suggests that there are not too many options ahead and now engel could be in trouble, he has lost the good patella challenge , although in the end Charles Bright Air ignored the ball again and Chelsea would possibly be expecting more from her at this stage of the game, she is heading for a third consecutive champions league runners-up medal, that's not what she came to the chelsea to try to win, but here is kirby just unable to turn around and finds g strong now in space charles in support is the toughest cross and the ball again does not fall at all for chelsea inside the area but he defends it well barcelona challenge erickson but finds caldante once again crossing and that's a really good tackle she had to go downfield there if karente had that extra touch she was out it's a good defense in the middle there but now we have the competition close that we anticipated but it took four goals from Barcelona in the first half to get there brilliantly and again the strongest shot does not come out and that type of movement does not really work and now the kneecaps release it too and that was a tiring effort, although not She had a huge amount of support, it was just her initial touch that took her away from the goal.

It was more about directing the goal to tilt the shot. I'm rahway, now Bob Martin once again, an almost arrogant move to find Taurahon, but Barcelona have the right to do so with their performance so far and the corner kick has been awarded. Wrighton know that they have complete control of this game and those moves are tricks. I'm sure we'll see more of them as the later stellar stages of this game progress with the technique these Spanish players have. I hope to see a little more of that later León will take the corner. She was the first Spanish player to be transferred when she arrived from Atlético de Madrid.

It's her delivery and she was beautiful with a free header and her search for a goal. In this game it continues and Chelsea will remember that chance for Vanilla Harder when it was just a zero and if it had gone in we could have had a very different game, definitely a glorious chance for Harder so early after Barcelona's first opening goal, his great moments of play. Unfortunately he couldn't help it. Charles received the free kick here as the rain begins to fall. The classification finished the free kick and it is the launch of her and it is a free header for harder and it is straight to Vanios, she only has a free run. the back shoulder I just can't connect with the ball barcelona a little sleepy back there good shot but she just couldn't control that right header intercepted by leon here is bon marti and barcelona here with caldante now predict us and it is a strange pass out of Barcelona's place in this game and here a yellow card could be shown for kicking the ball and that is the case of Layla Wahabi.

Very unnecessary yellow card when you are four to zero up, it is not necessary. knows four to zero coasting and just to pick that up necessarily I just don't get it, that's another good ball, carl dante beyond carter, but she recovers well, but here it is hot again, todder horn straight to ryton, but todd is strong enough to win it initially. back and Barcelona are doing very well if they lose the ball, there is this chaos theory around trying to get the ball back very quickly, although Chelsea have a free kick here and we are already heading into the last 20 minutes and there is no change on the scoreboard and the answers will come very soon it seems to be a double change for Barcelona.

He certainly now has the luxury of bringing in a couple of players and giving them the experience of playing in a Champions League final. Charles now Kirby, back to Charles. will come up in the air and then the curse header is too high and in many ways that sums up Chelsea's attacking threat, no one was in real control and as a result the effort went wide. It's a great return ball from Kirby. which meant she hadn't set up harder and uh Kerr just can't bend the header which wasn't on the right path for her and two former Arsenal players are coming in, Jennifer Hermosa is addressing the retired player, so the armband It is given to Vicar Osada in the Arda and Oswalo were part of the Arsenal team that beat Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the English FA Cup final in 2016.

It was a very close one-nil victory, but here it is a lot more comfortable Tonight I played in that game at Wembley against Chelsea, we were the big losers and I managed to climb those steps at Wembley and collect that trophy. It was a brilliant occasion for everyone involved at Arsenal. That was his last honor in the game that was my last season as a professional footballer. Yes, I managed to play at Wembley and lift the trophy. It was a very special way to end. Lasada was a very good companion. She was an excellent player. She was fantastic.

She was very, very comfortable. ball in the midfield like most of these Spanish players, but I always look to play forward, I always receive the ball on the half turn, I always look to make the final pass and help oshawala, one of the fastest players I have played with played in game terms. she gets the ball in and uses her pace and his technique to get herself in front of goal. She scored at the end of the 2019 final when Barcelona were four goals behind the León, now sole writer, the pass does not pass too hard. there, but it looks like we will see a new superpower in European women's football.

Here people knew that Barcelona was good, but maybe not such a good change for Chelsea. Erin Cuthbert and England enter. Sam Curry is one of the retired players and she is very young. the other, so comfort will provide plenty of energy, the scottish international and beth england will give them even more focal point up front. it's the last roll of the dice for emma she has to make these changes just to push this goal but then very necessary roger chelsea have so many forward thinking players on the field now there is a real risk of them getting caught on the breakaway and martins looks to find oswala it is her first appearance and it is a brilliant recovery challenge from charles and I think the flag can anyway, if Schwaller had put the ball in the net, the Nigerian is someone who provides fearsome pace if she can put that ball behind, no one will stop her.

He played for two English clubs, Chelsea and Liverpool, they also had a spell in the Chinese Super League now margins crosses received by the brilliant caldante toddahon clever turn of caldante from rawhi and straight to kirby eriksen barcelona has barely had a shot in the second half of In fact Chelsea have had more attempts on goal overall, but the Catalans were very clinical in the Well, in the first 45 minutes it was such an outstanding first half of football. It was always an incentive for Chelsea to come out and play more in the second half and we've certainly seen them try well, but Barcelona have been very good defensively. terms of just absorbing the pressure and hitting Chelsea where it matters on the counter attack at times and were looking for Oshawa pace once again behind now Charles open to Kirby Chelsea has the shot in Charles again angle writing Chelsea need to move the ball faster in that type of area if they want to make use of the large number of attacking players that they have on the field now, but that will come to nothing once again, malika martins, another player who has shown her quality and has also been.

A lot for Emma Hayes' team. Tomorrow he will fly home. Emma Hayes to enjoy her son's third birthday, but at the moment it is very unlikely that she will give him a witness medal. I think that tomorrow she will have a heavy heart, but. Obviously try to prepare for the birthday party, but this result will affect her as hard as it will the Chelsea players, this is not how you want to act in a Champions League final, now punch, but no free kick, but Of course, Barcelona had a blow two years ago and they use it as motivation to come back and we haveseen what we've seen here this afternoon and the coach said uh, Luis Cortés said you know they didn't know what a Champions League final is.

I felt like in 2019 they hadn't had the experience of it yet, the media prep, the match day itself and even the pre-match show, it was all new to them, so they took it away, they learned from it. and what a performance we saw in that first half to practically win them this cup without fear at all from barcelona and now they are coming forward again now with martin's lasada I was waiting in the center but carter's header but now lasada again and the ball he went behind he took a corner and Barcelona can crown their victory with a fifth goal martins will take the corner she is going to become European champion for the club and the national team erickson with the clearance let's keep everyone away from barcelona and this will really punish the Chelsea.

This is the sort of thing Chelsea tend to do with many other clubs in England, but here they are on the receiving end. They will just frustrate Chelsea now by keeping the ball by attracting them and then when the opportunity arises. They will play forward and try to kill you with that killer pass, but they obviously don't need to keep going and try to get that fifth goal that they will want but don't necessarily have to play for. Chelsea will receive minimal consolation from the fact that they have not folded in the second half. They limited the damage, which was significant in the first 45 minutes.

Cuthbert Challenge although from Wahhabi here is Bon Martic Galdante Auschwitz runs towards the near post and is clipped behind by a single for a corner, but it is what we are seeing here tonight on par with what León has produced in previous years. Yes, they have absolutely dominated Chelsea's first half, which Leon certainly liked to do with most teams. who they played against in Europe, but we have, as you said, a new team in town and from what we've seen today I think this team could reign supreme for a few years and their performance today, especially in the first half, was absolutely fantastic and it's a joy to see Leon's corner is deep, the initial header was from Gadodo but Chelsea clears it but then they give the ball away and a free kick was given, the player who was fouled, the challenge for Barcelona will be to try to win and continue winning and the challenge there is individual, who is with a yellow card and was quick to apologize and it's just a free kick.

León won the last five Champions Leagues, seven in total. because Barcelona's performance has been the ideal presentation for this competition when it moves to the group stage next season there will be qualifying rounds and then a group stage of 16 teams to decide who reaches the quarterfinals Barcelona making more changes here amanta Todahorn and Laila Wahhabi are the players who come from the only previous Champions League winner in the team who had success with Frankfurt in 2015 and will be in very special company to win this competition with two different clubs. Martin's on the free kick. Leon puts it in The Hands of Burger final next season will be played at the Juventus stadium in Turin and that would be a fantastic venue when fans are able to return to stadiums across Europe.

Lasada. The group stage. Kelly will really give this competition an extra dimension, won't she? yes you could certainly see more games, more quality top level teams, it's really going to push the standard and raise the level of the champions league, it also makes it more exciting from a spectators perspective, Ericsson England will challenge, will fall and now, Kirby Charles needs to be a good center. Charles just hesitates again and as a result, the lacrosse is cleared comfortably and they are a pressure on the scoreboard on the shoulders of the Chelsea players and that has been correct from the first minute, but the decision.

I think the Barcelona players have looked a little fresher and a little faster in the first and second step, especially in the first half, we continue talking about the performance. of that first half, oh, they got shot just grazing the roof of the net. That first half performance will be talked about for years to come, but Chelsea will be back and I'm sure Emma Hayes will use tonight as motivation for the next. season both clubs have already guaranteed a place in the group stage of the champions league they will be joined by the champions of germany and france there are still problems to be resolved in those countries now cuthbert and was blocked again by gallardo who played a good defensively long game from Erickson's writing and England's header is over the top, they were never prepared to hit the target from that type of position, it's a good game, although when returning from that left side, a little creativity only to get busted the ball.

Ball up and ball up final, the delivery was just behind England and he couldn't redirect it. Many teams when facing particularly León in recent years were almost defeated in the tunnel before the match started, as the quality and the imposing nature of the opponent and Barcelona with this here tonight will now be in a similar position with many clubs. Yes, I would have to agree with you. There is always that fear factor when you play against León. Just look at the best international. Talent in all positions and even the bench players were fantastic. You meet a lot of world-class players in that and I was lucky to play in an Arsenal team that also had that fear factor.

We knew we had won the game at times. even before we crossed that white line because of the players we had in the style of football we played and I think a lot of European clubs will look at this Barcelona performance and really take note of the things they can do to punish you and just the technique and the look tactical of this game, how they did it in the first half and just rolled it out. You know, getting that early goal and then punishing Chelsea when it really mattered and Kelly will still be part of a very select group. of the english players who won a winner's medal in this competition were part of the arsenal team in 2007. chelsea will have to continue waiting for long range and comfortable engel for daniels louis cortez the barcelona coach is only 34 years old so he signed a new contract last week and has only been in charge since January 2019, but it's already the second Champions League final exit ever and I think we thought the Chelsea player who was warming up was a teammate there because the He went directly to England, that is another good recovery challenge for Guillardo. marty and here there is the potential to break the chelsea stretched here is martin can score a performance for the goal is blocked by bright hamburger will clear but león will recover it very quickly bon martin serrano martins and this is a punishment for chelsea once again leon and the barcelona players on the bench, all ready to celebrate and i'm sure emma hayes will tell her chelsea players to watch the performance, see how it feels, see what it means and use that as motivation in the future, definitely Yes, it's heartbreaking when you lose a game of any magnitude, but champions, like the league final, will hurt even more and you know you can learn from this, you can grow and come back stronger next year.

You know they've had an incredible season in this Chelsea, but that first half performance went a step too far for them, especially in the second half, they needed to get that early goal to give them any chance of lifting that trophy and they haven't. happened, it might be too fast for Carter. She has Martin. support, but Auschwitz is going for the goal and with more awareness there I would have chosen Martin to make it five to zero. I think she saw the glory. I think she saw his ability to score goals and want to score the goal on the goal sheet.

We are already in a minimum of two more minutes and the celebration is already underway in the technical area of ​​​​Barcelona. Kaldante Serrano there is no flag. Lasada is on his side. He looks for Arshwala. He can turn. He can make five. oswala lasada may have been the player who was initially offside chelsea was convinced and oshawa did it intelligently to surprise ericsson and achieve the shot, but the flag was raised although it does not matter and this time it is beyond auschwitz chelsea still looking Something positive to come out of Gothenburg with here is Oswala, well she just stands there knowing she has the pace at the moment, that's why she was brought in for that, just to play the ball over the top, use her pace when the Chelsea is pressing the numbers.

They know Oshawa is going to be exposed in a 2v1 situation but that's it, there's a new name on the trophy and that name is the Barcelona UEFA Women's Champions League champion for the first time and there's no doubt the comprehensive nature of their performance they destroyed chelsea in the first half and then had the steel and the boys to keep them at bay in the second tears for chelsea, but celebrations for barcelona have their first title and the way they performance tonight suggests it could be the first of many. chelsea nil barcelona four i want luis cortez and his players to succeed coach erickson and chelsea were just stunned by that performance in the first half i'm kelly smith you know how hard it is to win a champions league title and these barcelona players They deserve everything.

An ounce of credit, yes, they certainly do that first task. The performance was absolutely unreal. I've never seen anything like it in the women's game in terms of how they started, how they were on the front foot, how they composed, uh, they set up the game, they controlled the game with their possession they were always on the front foot playing triangles pressing, it was absolutely extraordinary. and they deserved it, you know, those first two goals and it really calmed them down in that first half and Chelsea were shocked, they didn't know how to deal with it.

They didn't know how to handle the game, but I hope they learn from this and move on, you know, and focus next season. I guess in the FA WSL they will do it again. Well Emma Hayes has already seen her team win two trophies domestically but they were outplayed on the European stage and Louis Cortez and his Barcelona team deserve to celebrate and we often see great results in women's football at times especially in European matches and internationals, it could just be the nature of progression in different countries, but seeing a performance like that in a Champions League final is something Barcelona can be given credit for for a long time, yes, doing it in The most important match in European women's football is a total recognition of this team and Luis Cortés, you know that this team really has belief and has brought such quality players into this Barcelona team, you know who they always look for to play towards forward, they feel so comfortable around the ball, I keep saying it, but you don't see this in any other women's team, just the way they play forward and move fluidly and it is very beautiful to look at to see this team from Barcelona and Emma Hayes has gathered her players and her backroom team and I'm sure there is a lot of emotion in her speech to her team.

They have come a long way this season and they have beaten many quality teams to play the most important game in European football, but in the end it was a game too far for them and there will be tears, there will be disappointment, but Emma Hayes will be there. I hope her team can use that as motivation when the Champions League moves to its new format next season and she is a coach who has impressed many over the last few years and she will see this and I am sure she already will. I'll be thinking that she knows what she needs to improve her team and maybe avoid this next time.

I'm not sure I'm thinking about that right now. I think she just wants to go back to the locker room and reflect a little. herself and just steps back and thinks how it went so wrong at the beginning of the first half. It's absolutely awesome for these players. You know, you see the tears here from Erickson, the captain who leads by example. He missed the first one. leg against bayern munich with a calf injury she recovered she prepared for the semi-final second leg against bayern and she was outstanding, she has been so good for this chelsea team all year and it is heartbreaking for this chelsea team to see They cry, but like I said before, they have to take this into account, they will learn from that first half and they will take it and use it as motivation next year.

Without a doubt, the happy design was exceptional for Barcelona in ordering its defensive unit. but chelsea is a team that has set the standards in english football, but we have seen barcelona at the top in men's football on many occasions, now the women have arrived too and the challenge for them, i guess, is to do what read. made not only to win this competition but to win it and keep winning it, that is the most difficult thing to do, we have a fabulous group of young players in their prime, most of them play for the national team,They have a good product.

In their youth academy they like to raise players and take them through the system to the first team, so I'm sure there will be many talented young players who will be pushing and wanting to play for this Barcelona first team. I'm sure he will recruit and get other players like he did with Hanson, Martinez and Oshawa bringing in those international players, but he will have to re-evaluate as well because you have to get stronger every year because teams will want to go out and beat you because you are the champion even more, so you have to strengthen it, just tweak it a little bit maybe, but keep that core group of players and I think this Barcelona team will be here for a while, well they have set standards. others will play here tonight and teams like Leon and Wolfsburg will also regroup and look to challenge Munich, of course they are important players on the European stage.

Now Manchester City and Arsenal will be alongside Chelsea leading the English challenge. in the champions league next season and the best thing for women's football is that there are so many teams now that seem to be coming into their own, yes indeed, Arsenal have just picked Manchester United for that third place, it was always going to be on the wire, so you have them, they will regroup and strengthen next season, the same way at Manchester City, the same way at Chelsea, you have to keep moving forward, you have to refresh your teams, you know some players will come out, new players will enter. to keep that hunger and freshness in their teams, but certainly in England it is a pleasure to see that you have your three big hitters. um they will compete in the champions league next season right marty received the man of the match award they could.

I've given it to six or seven Barcelona players, maybe all of them except Sandra Founders, and that's only because she had very little to do. Yeah, I couldn't really pick a player of the match. Everyone was outstanding, especially León, the left center half. Very good technically getting the ball out, you know, just the whole backline, they really nullified Chelsea, especially in the second half, they didn't really have too many threats, going forward, and when they needed to kill the game at the end, they did it. You know, it killed him to play the ball backwards and to the sides and play that easy option all the time.

It just frustrated the Chelsea players, they already knew they would probably come out of the second half with four kneeling, but that's how you have it. Killing a game is just working those Chelsea players to keep the ball moving from side to side, you know you already won the game, just kill it like they did, but Spain has joined Germany, France, Sweden and England are in The UEFA Women's Champions League winners' circle and if you look down, the Barcelona team has veteran players like Todd Horn, Hamrawick and Hermosa, all 31 years old, but several of their players are still in their 20s.

They will be around for a few years and at the moment there is nowhere better to play their football and we have the European championship in England next year and Spain are going to be a real force in that now, aren't they? Yes, we talked about them before in previous tournaments and then we had the players you know, technically talented players, but they were missing that final third that you saw here today. They didn't miss that last third. They were creative, putting the ball in the back of the net when it mattered and coming off the last few European Championships and World Cups where they weren't as effective in front of goal.

I don't see that anymore. I think you know, in the next tournament in England you will see it. A very different Spanish team that knows how to create opportunities and take advantage of them when necessary. Next year will be a fascinating tournament and in a few moments we will have the presentation of the trophy. There are the medals for the winners and the Chelsea players. They're very much on the sidelines, this kind of situation is really no place for runners-up, but Emma Hayes will make sure her team shows the proper respect. It is interesting to see that they have changed their home shirts for the trophy lifting where they want the photos.

There you think about the traditional colors of that jersey, yes, they want their team photos to appear on that and it will surely be a great memory for them when they put those photos on the walls of their rooms and our match officials receive their medals first nothing. coached by brian hussein and it was a pretty routine match refereeing in the end barcelona's performance in the first half really took away the game and took the sting out of the game chelsea will also be on the podium very soon alexander jeffery in the uefa president is handing out the medals sebastian danke there the var official had to take a look at that penalty decision in the first half but it was pretty clear vanilla we can see on the right there a runner up in the champions league for the third time melanie leopolds, who has a European championship medal and an Olympic gold medal, but he won't remember that first half with any real fondness, his own goal and then follow up with the penalty magda ericsson, chelsea's swedish captain will take the sympathetic applause from her opponents and i'm sure that the Chelsea players at the moment would rather just head to the dressing room, but Emma Hayes, I'm sure we'll hold on to all these memories and try to use them as something positive, yes, definitely. uh you know he's been at the club I think for about nine years, eight or nine years, and you know in some of his interviews he said that all the hours of training and the hard work that he's put in over the years They have been prepared for this moment, this was her dream, it has always been our ambition to win this UEFA Champions League and she failed at this last hurdle.

I simply wondered if she had the strength to continue for another year. It's frustrating, you know what really? I believed and hoped that his team would lift this trophy and finish the way they did, especially in the first half, and how good Barcelona were. You know, one question: does he have enough will? Do you have enough fight again? The last one was a couple of seasons, three seasons where they were very close and then this season, until the final loss like this, she has that energy, that motivation to keep pushing and pushing and hopefully eventually lift her title, just limping off the podium.

Absence was key, without a doubt, experience was key on that right side. You know he has over 100 caps for Norway, he tore his anterior ligament in the latter part of the Fawsl season and you know that with me, Charles comes in as a young player who hasn't played much. Much in the league the lack of experience is very noticeable and and the experience of like Martin Martin for that left well what a triumph Luis Cortes Juan holds it there a hug from me president of Barcelona and he really deserved his medal there were concerns about the state alexia's physique for fabrics but they didn't really manifest themselves and there is a kiss for the trophy i will tell you about marty the player of the match the winning feeling once again for anna maria but for many of these players it is their first experience of winning an award like the uefa women's champions league caroline graham hanson scored the final fourth goal maría león was outstanding throughout and it is a night in which everyone contributed and andrea pereira is there with the number 17 suspended for the final but still receiving the medal finishing as winner this time and the trophy will be awarded to vicky lasagna and for the first time barcelona are champions of europe a devastating performance in the first half their men's team has enjoyed so much success at this level now the women have arrived once again to barcelona the winners of the uefa women's champions league for

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