Barcelona vs Chelsea LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and final score
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (Barcelona win 2-1 on aggregate): Barcelona advance to their fourth Champions League final in five years after seeing off the challenge of Chelsea
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea stopped Barcelona winning a home match for the first time in four years but fell short of a place in the Women’s Champions League final.
Guro Reiten’s second-half goal at the Nou Camp secured a 1-1 draw for Emma Hayes’ side and they pushed for a winner on the night but it was the Catalans who claimed a 2-1 victory on aggregate.
Barcelona have won 60 straight domestic matches at home dating back to February 2019, while the last time they did not win a Champions League match on home soil was against Lyon back in 2018.
Chelsea stood up to the Nou Camp - but Champions League remains out of reach
The Nou Camp was rocking by the end, relieved they could finally get the party started. Barcelona are through to their third Women’s Champions League final in a row, their fourth in five seasons, but Chelsea had made them hang on until the final moment. Emma Hayes wanted her side to remain in the tie, and Chelsea managed to do so until the last whistle. They completed one half of their sizable task and stopped Barcelona from winning at home. Accomplishing the other, knocking Barcelona out with a win in the Nou Camp, was beyond them.
But Chelsea can hold their heads high. As the majority of the 72,262 clapped in unison at full time, and the Barcelona players saluted the sea of red, blue and yellow, Hayes gathered her players in the centre of the vast expanse. They had given everything; they had suffered, survived, and then Hayes finally gambled as Lauren James and Pernille Harder were brought on, in what was Chelsea’s final assault. Barcelona were nervous and Chelsea felt it. Just one chance would have done it, but nothing fell.
Chelsea stood up to the Nou Camp - but Champions League remains out of reach
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (Barcelona win 2-1 on aggregate): Guro Reiten earned the Blues a draw in the Nou Camp but the wait for a first Champions League title goes on as Barcelona advanced to their third-straight final
FT Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
The celebrations are underway at the Nou Camp. The Barcelona players are taking a lap of honour and are appreciating the songs and cheers of the home supporters.
Chelsea’s players look gutted. It was a big effort from them and they almost got over the line.
Full-time: Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
90+4 mins: Stoppage time is over, Chelsea can’t find the goal they need and Barcelona are going through.
It was a better performance from Emma Hayes’ side in the second half and they managed to get the equaliser but over two legs Barcelona were too strong.
The Spanish champions are heading into the Women’s Champions League final, Chelsea are out.
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
90 mins: Four minutes of added time to play. Four minutes for Chelsea to score, four minutes for Barcelona to hold out.
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
87 mins: Save! Barcelona substitute Geyse gets the ball and brings it down the left of the box before pulling it back to Salma Paralluelo.
Paralluelo shoots and aims for the bottom right corner forcing Ann-Katrin Berger to leap across and push the ball wide of the back post!
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
84 mins: Jess Carter pumps a long ball forward and good pressing from Chelsea sees Sam Kerr come away with the ball. She knocks it back to Lauren James who shoots from range and belts her effort over the top!
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
81 mins: Emma Hayes is throwing it all out there now in the search for another goal. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is introduced to replace Eve Perisset.
Less than 10 minutes to go and Barcelona are starting to employ the game management tactics of time wasting.
Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2-1 agg)
78 mins: Aitana Bonmati wins the ball in midfield and drives up to the box before sending it over to Salma Paralluelo on the left side.
The striker checks to the right and wants to shoot but Jess Carter comes across, times her tackle well and recovers the ball.
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