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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Yara El-Shaboury

St Pölten 0-6 Chelsea: Women’s Champions League – as it happened

Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring a sixth goal for Chelsea.
Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring a sixth goal for Chelsea. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images

That is all from me today. Thanks for tuning in and join us tomorrow for live updates from more Women’s Champions League action as Arsenal head to Bayern Munich before Manchester United host Paris Saint-Germain.

Sophie Downey was at the NV Arena and here is her verdict:

Bompastor had called for patience from her side as the faced an organised defensive block but their superiority in all areas eventually paid off.

The Blues were particularly dangerous down the right with the link-up between Ellie Carpenter and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd proving effective. It was from this area that the breakthrough came as the former cut a low ball across goal for Kaptein to turn home.

The visitors continued their pressure but were made to work for their second goal. Kerr somehow could not poke the ball over the line while Girma had a comical finish disallowed for offside.

They eventually got their reward just before the break when Rytting Kaneryd turned over possession and found Macario in the box. The American placed a low shot past Carina Schlüter into the far corner to double the score.

Read her full match report below.

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