Chelsea vs Paris FC LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and reaction as Sam Kerr leads Blues to big win
Chelsea 4-1 Paris FC: Sam Kerr’s heroics get the Blues bck to winning ways in the Champions League
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Chelsea secured their first victory of this season’s Women’s Champions League in an emphatic win over Paris FC at Stamford Bridge. Needing a positive result after being held to a draw against Real Madrid last time out, the Blues took the lead through Sam Kerr on the half hour mark. Chelsea’s captain for the night poking home Lauren James’ threaded pass into the box.
Eight minutes later Paris responded. Thea Graboval leaping into the air from a corner to float the ball over Ann-Katrin Berger and send the visitors into the break on level terms.
Berger made up for that goal by denying Mathilde Bourdieu early in the second half before Kerr poked the Blues ahead two minutes later. She completed her hat-trick by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper and opening up a comfortable lead for the hosts.
There was more to come though as Sophie Ingle came off the bench, met a corner ball with a volley in stoppage time and slotted her effort into the far bottom corner. Chelsea remain second in the group but they’re back to winning ways in Europe.
Relive the Women’s Champions League action below:
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes, on facing Paris FC: “[Paris are] really organised., tough to break to down, deserving their the position they are in.
“They fluctuate between a 4-4-2 and a 4-2-3-1. They are very compact and make it tough to play between the spaces, and very good in transition, trying to get down the sides."
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Paris FC are unbeaten in their last five away Women’s Champions League matches (three wins, two draws). They have kept four clean sheets in their last five European games outside of France.
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Chelsea have won four and drawn two of their six home Women’s Champions League group games. Overall, the Blues have lost only one of their 13 group stage matches (eight wins, four draws).
The English club have kept five successive clean sheets at home in the group stage.
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Paris forward Gaëtane Thiney said: “ We are outsiders in this. But we want to show what we can do.”
Lauren James brilliance sinks Liverpool as five-star Chelsea take control of WSL
England striker Lauren James scored a superb hat-trick and added an assist as Chelsea beat Liverpool 5-1 to maintain their unbeaten record and move six points clear atop the Women’s Super League.
James, who was not in the starting line-up for Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Real Madrid, made her presence known early at Stamford Bridge with a goal in the 11th minute.
Her second was a rocket from the left side of the 18-yard box into the far corner, and she completed the hat-trick with a close-range finish in the 64th minute.
Lauren James brilliance sinks Liverpool as five-star Chelsea take control of WSL
Chelsea 5-1 Liverpool: Lionesses star James hit a hat-trick as Emma Hayes’s Blues maintained their unbeaten league record
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Chelsea made eight changes from the XI that started in Madrid when they faced Liverpool in the Women’s Super League at the weekend. A 5-1 victory menas they remain in the league and lead by three points.
Lauren James’s first Chelsea hat-trick was the highlight with goals too from Aggie Beevor-Jones and Sjoeke Nüsken.
Chelsea vs Paris FC
Chelsea come up against a club from the French capital in the Women’s Champions League for the second season running as Paris FC visit Stamford Bridge with both teams aiming for a first Group D victory.
The English side fell behind against Real Madrid last time out, thanks to Olga Carmona’s 10th minute strike, but looked on course to make a winning start.
Two headed goals from Niamh Charles and Sam Kerr gave the Londoners the lead only for Carmona to level from the penalty spot five minutes later.
Chelsea vs Paris FC line-ups
Chelsea XI: Berger, Lawrence, Buchanan, Carter, Charles, Cuthbert, Nusken, Rytting Kaneryd, James, Fleming, Kerr
Paris FC: Nnadozie, Soyer, Sissoko, Greboval, Bogaert, Korosec, Thiney, Corboz, Mateo, Bourdieu, Dufour
Millie Bright set to miss Chelsea’s Women’s Champions League clash with Paris FC
Chelsea captain Millie Bright is likely to miss her side’s Women’s Champions League meeting with Paris FC at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Blues manager Emma Hayes confirmed Bright has a knee problem and, although it is not a serious issue, said the 30-year-old will also be a doubt for Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses squad for the upcoming Nations League games against the Netherlands and Scotland in the first week of December.
Bright had knee surgery prior to last summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where she skippered England to second place, before returning to pre-season training at Cobham ahead of the Women’s Super League season.
Millie Bright set to miss Chelsea’s Women’s Champions League clash with Paris FC
Blues manager Emma Hayes confirmed Bright has a knee problem.
Chelsea vs Paris FC team news
Chelsea captain Millie Bright is “50-50” due to a knee problem after missing the win against Liverpool. Guro Reiten, Melanie Leupolz, Catarina Macario, and Kateřina Svitková all remain on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Paris FC’s Alsu Abdullin, who is on loan from Chelsea, is eligible to face her parent club but major goal threat Mathilde Bourdieu is questionable.
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