Key occasions
24 min: Bright involves the rescue as Caicedo hunts down an amazing move, Real Madrid proceed to drag the strings on this one.
22 min: Caicedo tries a transfer just like her aim in opposition to Germany on the World Cup however her contact is a bit too heavy and Berger is ready to clear. Chelsea are on the assault after an enormous ball from Bright, it involves Kerr who tries to seek out Kirby however Real Madrid just do sufficient to take it away from her, that was near an equaliser.
20 min: It’s whipped in nevertheless it’s headed away simply, Chelsea enchantment for one more nook nevertheless it isn’t given. Every time Chelsea get ahead for the time being Real Madrid’s defence swarms them and forces the guests into errors, it’s a formidable begin to the group stage from them.
18 min: Chelsea have composed themselves for the reason that aim however Real Madrid are clearly nonetheless on prime, simply as I kind that Charles wins a nook – all the time the way in which!
16 min: Here come Chelsea and so they attempt to discover Kerr on the sting of the field however Toletti does effectively to take it away from her. Chelsea win it again and enchantment for a foul on Kerr nevertheless it isn’t given.
14 min: Real Madrid wish to punish Chelsea whereas they’ve the momentum and so they come ahead once more however Caicedo is pulled again. The aim has been awarded to Carmona to save lots of Chelsea’s blushes.
12 min: Real Madrid had been constructing their assault, Berger had a weak clearance and it got here again to Real Madrid. A move got here to Carmona and she or he walloped it at aim, it could have taken a deflection off of Bright so I’ll see if it goes down as an personal aim. But wow, what a aim.
GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea (Carmona, 10′)
WHAT A SCREAMER!
10 min: Zach has bought in contact and mentioned: “As a USWNT/Arsenal fan I could not be more happy with Hayes coming to the USA. Along with everything else, she instills her calm confidence in her players. Last season, Chelsea had so many games in hand near the end, they could win them all and top the league, but it was a lot of pressure to play six league games in May. They won them all without looking worried at all.” Hayes is unbelievable with Chelsea and has been with Arsenal up to now too, as an assistant. It might be so attention-grabbing to see her on the worldwide stage. Back to the match and Carter is having to do lots of cowl work as Real Madrid develop into this sport and begin to implement their assault.
8 min: A protracted vary effort is available in however Berger is ready to gather, it going large regardless. The tussle between Caicedo and Lawrence might be so attention-grabbing tonight, they’re each not giving one another any respiratory area, the ball involves Kirby once more after connecting with Kaneryd once more – an amazing mixture to this point.
6 min: CARMONA! My phrase, Kirby seemed certain to attain there with a superbly time ball to her within the field. But Carmona timed her sort out completely to halt the assault, very good.
4 min: Lovely bit of labor there from Kaneryd as she outmanoeuvres two Madrid gamers to seek out Cuthbert, she crosses nevertheless it doesn’t discover a Chelsea teammate. Fleming is caught and wins a free kick however Chelsea must construct from deep to create one thing right here.
2 min: Lawrence hounding Caicedo early on, she is aware of what she is succesful and making an attempt to crowd out the area across the Colombia worldwide.
Kick-off! Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea
So can Chelsea upset the occasion in Madrid? Or can Real Madrid deal Chelsea their first lack of the season? WE will quickly discover out.
Ah there we go! Commentary is again up, Sam Kerr appears to be like bang up for this!
The gamers are out on the pitch and this sport is simply minutes away from kicking off. If you’re watching the stream don’t worry you aren’t the one one not getting any commentary! Hopefully that fixes because the match progresses.
Read Madrid supervisor Alberto Toril has additionally spoken forward of the match: “We’re going to approach this game in the best possible way and we’ll go out to compete well against a very tough side. We’re playing at home, we have good momentum at the moment and we’re going to go out for the win. Throughout the match we have to adapt to every situation. Chelsea manage matches very well and they have a lot of experienced players. We’ll have to manage that and understand what we need at any given moment.”
There is one star on the Real Madrid staff that a lot of you’ll have been launched to in the course of the World Cup – Colombia’s Linda Caicedo. Her superb technical capacity helped her staff beat Germany and make herself a family identify. Chelsea must be careful for her risk tonight if they’re to get a consequence.
There are three different video games occurring immediately within the competitors. Bayern v Roma and Paris FC v Hacken have already completed with Bayern and Roma settling for a 2-2 draw and Hacken beating Paris 2-1. Ajax will tackle PSG with the identical kick-off time as Real Madrid Chelsea. I’ll replace you with that rating as we go.
The Women’s Champions League group stage began yesterday with outcomes together with Barcelona beating Benfica 5-0 and Lyon recording a 9-0 win over Slavia Praha. Read all about yesterday’s motion:
I’d love to listen to your opinions on Hayes’ departure and new job with the USWNT, e-mail me your ideas! Also I all the time love to listen to about snacks whereas watching the sport so depart these too!
For all the small print on Hayes’ transfer to the USWNT have a learn of the total story:
Chelsea captain Millie Bright was requested about her response to Hayes’ departure within the pre-match press convention and she or he mentioned: “It has been a bit of a whirlwind [since the announcement], Immediately, as a player and a person, I was devastated. I’ve been here nine years now under Em. I’ve learned so much – she is a mentor, a coach, a friend, a life coach, it’s more than just playing football under her. That has probably been the biggest thing in taking my game to the next level. If you can play under a manager that long and keep thriving it’s very rare. It has been a privilege to work with her for so long. We’re so grateful and proud of what we’ve achieved but we have a full season ahead and that’s what we’re focused on.”
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has spoken about what it will imply if she may win the WCL trophy with the membership in her closing season. “It would be a fairytale to win it, of course,” she mentioned “But I didn’t grow up liking fairytales – my sister did. I would love nothing more than to be in a winning position with this team.”
The staff information is in! Real Madrid have made two adjustments to their beginning staff who beat Real Sociedad 7-1 final Friday with Ivana Andres and Claudia Zornoza in for Rocio and Hayley Raso.
Real Madrid: Misa, Oihane, Ivana, Kathellen, Olga, Toletti, Teresa, Athenea, Zornoza, Caicedo, Bruun
Chelsea, in the meantime, have additionally made two adjustments from their 3-0 win over Everton within the WSL final weekend. Ashley Lawrence and Fran Kirby are available for Eve Perisset and Jelena Cankovic.
Chelsea: Berger, Bright, Nusken, Carter, Lawrence, Kirby, Fleming, Kaneryd, Kerr, Charles, Cuthbert
Preamble
Good night and welcome again to the Women’s Champions League! Tonight we have now Real Madrid v Chelsea and so they sport has had lots of build-up due to the Blues boss Emma Hayes being confirmed as the following USWNT head coach.
She will take up the function after the present season is over, that means she has one final likelihood to win the WCL with Chelsea. It is the one trophy that has evaded Hayes’ grasp at Chelsea since she took cost in 2012. I’ll cowl the story extra because the weblog continues as there have been lots of press conferences and opinions being shared.
Back to this sport although, Chelsea and Real Madrid have been additionally positioned in the identical group final season the place they drew as soon as and Chelsea gained as soon as. They have been shut matches and so one other shut encounter might be anticipated – although star ahead Caroline Weir won’t play for Madrid as she is at present out with an ACL harm.
Chelsea are the one English membership left within the competitors too after Arsenal and Manchester United have been knocked out within the qualifying rounds.
The match will kick-off at 8pm GMT and the staff might be revealing their line-ups shortly so keep tuned for updates.
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