Emma Hayes insisted her side did not suffer as much as they might have, despite Chelsea falling to a 1-0 defeat at home to Barcelona in their Women’s Champions League semi-final first-leg tie.
The Blues were beaten at Stamford Bridge by Caroline Graham Hansen’s superb fourth-minute goal — meaning they were unable to avenge their 4-0 defeat at the hands of Barca in the 2021 final. The second leg on Thursday will see Chelsea play at the 99,000-seater Camp Nou.
