Tom Garry’s report from the the Estadi Johan Cruyff is in and here is his verdict.
Chelsea improved defensively after the break but were undone by a masterful team goal as Barcelona made it 2-0 with a move that involved 18 passes before substitute Clàudia Pina turned in from inside the six-yard box. Pina herself had played the 13th pass of Barcelona’s flowing move from deep inside her own half before sprinting upfield to turn home the cross.
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The post-match postbag.
S.Sherrington’s thoughts:
Unfortunately for Chelsea this is a reality check, losing to Barcelona 4-1. This is the level Chelsea have been at all season, they have just been very lucky, scraping over the line in nearly all there other games!
And Macy offers her view:
Am I the only one that thinks Chelsea were not that bad! Barcelona got lucky with referee decisions …
Differing opinions here.
