Soccer-Holders Barca Beat Chelsea To Attain Champions League Ultimate

LONDON: Holders Barcelona battled into the ultimate of the ladies’s Champions League, overturning a first-leg 1-0 deficit to beat 10-woman Chelsea 2-0 within the second leg at a sold-out Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The Catalan facet, who’ve received the title twice within the final three years, went forward within the twenty sixth minute when Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati discovered house on the sting of the field and sidestepped Niamh Charles. Her shot took a deflection off Kadeisha Buchanan into the online.

Chelsea reacted immediately with possibilities for Lauren James and Catarina Macario. Sjoeke Nuksen additionally hit the publish within the 57th minute for Chelsea.

However moments later, in heavy rain, Buchanan was despatched off after being proven a second yellow for a rash problem on Salma Paralluelo.

Fridolina Rolfo sank house hopes when she put Barca forward 2-1 on mixture from the penalty spot within the 74th minute after Bonmati was fouled by Ashley Lawrence.

Barca will meet both Olympique Lyonnais or Paris St Germain, who play their semi-final on Sunday, within the closing in Bilbao on Might 25.

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