Erin Cuthbert conceded Chelsea have been “overwhelmed honest and sq.” by Barcelona, who prevailed 4-1 at Stamford Bridge to seal an 8-2 combination rout within the Girls’s Champions League semi-finals.
Barca progressed to a record-equalling fifth straight remaining, following a pair of 4-1 victories over the Girls’s Tremendous League leaders.
Pere Romeu’s facet struck within the twenty fifth minute of the second leg, as Aitana Bonmati fired into the roof of the online from a good angle.
Ewa Pajor’s close-range end and a 20-yard strike from Claudia Pina put Barca 3-0 to the nice earlier than half-time.
Salma Parraluelo capitalised on Niamh Charles’ error so as to add a fourth within the dying moments, rendering Wieke Kaptein’s stoppage-time strike the merest of consolations for the hosts.
“I believe the feelings are fairly uncooked simply now,” Cuthbert informed TNT Sports activities. “It’s honest to say we have been overwhelmed honest and sq..
“We had a very good spell within the first 20 minutes. However when you don’t rating, Barca are all the time going to go up the opposite finish and harm you. They have been good once more at the moment. We did begin effectively, however we simply pale within the recreation.
“When you understand how many targets it is advisable to rating, at that time, it turns into harder. They’re so scientific; they get three probabilities and rating three targets, so credit score to them. Going ahead, that’s one thing we have to enhance.
“For us [after half-time], it was nearly enjoying with a little bit of pleasure. We have been 3-0 down and the tie was most likely misplaced at that time. All of us signify one of many greatest golf equipment on the earth, which comes with a weight, strain and the expectation that you just’re going to offer every thing for the badge.
“We should use this harm, bear in mind what it appears like, and know we don’t wish to really feel that once more – and use it as gasoline and motivation to maintain going.”
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“Barcelona have extraordinarily good technical skill,” skipper Millie Shiny informed UEFA.com. “You’ll be able to’t make these errors towards these opponents, and being 3-0 behind at half-time was an excessive amount of to come back again from.
“There are a whole lot of classes for subsequent yr and, hopefully, we’ll be again. We by no means wish to be dropping video games, not to mention the way during which we’ve misplaced these video games in a contest we wish to win so badly for the membership and the followers.”
Barca will now look to win their third straight Champions League title, having gained every of their final 17 Champions League ties performed over two legs.
Romeu’s facet have additionally been victorious in every of their final 18 aggressive away video games.
“I’m very completely happy, however our objective is to win the Champions League,” Pajor added. “We performed very effectively in these two video games towards Chelsea. We performed how we wished, and we now have to maintain going.
“I’m new to Barca this season, and the way in which the gamers and workers wish to enhance is wonderful. It’s wonderful to be a part of this membership and a giant privilege to play with these gamers.”
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