Barcelona into third straight Women’s Champions League closing

Apr 30, 2023 at 12:22 AM
Barcelona into third straight Women’s Champions League closing
Chelsea’s Niamh Charles, left, fights for the ball with Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen during the Women’s Champions League semifina at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

Chelsea’s Niamh Charles, left, fights for the ball with Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen throughout the Women’s Champions League semifina on the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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Barcelona reached its third straight Women’s Champions League closing after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Thursday in entrance of greater than 72,000 followers at Camp Nou Stadium.

The Catalan membership superior 2-1 on mixture after having gained the semifinal first leg 1-0 in London on Saturday.

Barcelona misplaced final yr’s closing to Lyon, however the earlier yr it beat Chelsea for its first continental title.

Barcelona will face both Arsenal or Wolfsburg, whose second leg is on Monday in London after a 2-2 attract Germany over the weekend.

The closing shall be on June 3 in Eindhoven within the Netherlands.

Caroline Graham Hansen, who scored Barcelona’s winner within the first leg, put the Catalan membership forward at Camp Nou in a breakaway the 63rd minute. Chelsea equalized with Guro Reiten within the 67th.

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas was again in Barcelona’s squad however stayed on the bench the entire match. She was sidelined for about 9 months after tearing her ACL final July.