Summary

  • Barcelona thrash Chelsea to win Women's Champions League for first time

  • Spanish side score four times in opening 36 minutes to seize control of final

  • Defeat ends Chelsea's hopes of winning the quadruple - Emma Hayes' side have already won the WSL and League Cup

  • Blues beat Bayern Munich to reach final, Barca overcame Paris St-Germain

  1. Postpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Pat Nevin
    Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I love watching good football. Barcelona are a very, very good team.

    Women's football is moving on so quickly and Chelsea couldn't catch them.

  2. BARCELONA ARE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSpublished at 21:52 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Chelsea celebrateImage source, PA Media

    Barcelona win the Champions League, the first time in their history they are Europe's best, and the first Spanish team to win it too.

    Chelsea met a pink and turquoise whirlwind tonight. Well and truly outgunned.

  3. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 90+2 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Asisat Oshoala thinks she's got a fifth. But she was offside and it wasn't til she touched it that the flag went up.

    Denied. Chelsea were opened up there, tired and drained.

  4. Postpublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Pat Nevin
    Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The first goal was shaky; to lose the second goal was a killer.

    It's the realisation in the back of your head that says 'we need to do something superhuman now'. It was a slippery slope after that.

  5. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Barcelona celebrateImage source, PA Media

    Barca's substitutes and non-playing personnel have already been handed out 'Champions' shirts for the post-match celebrations.

    The celebrations will begin in earnest very shortly. It's Barca's first Champions League title too, after their 2019 disappointment.

    Two minutes of added time/torment for Chelsea.

  6. Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    During Barcelona's preparations for this match, they've obviously looked at Chelsea's domestic form and how Kirby and Kerr link up and how they were going to stifle that.

    I think the tactics in the first half did not see the best of Fran Kirby. It's been frustrating that we haven't seen their partnership.

  7. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Chelsea have banged on the door in a bid to give themselves something to cheer tonight, but Barcelona have always just had them at arms length.

    This has to go down as the perfect performance. Did the damage first half and showed defensive steel and cool poise in the second.

  8. Postpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Pat Nevin
    Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Emma Hayes won't hide anything, but she will honestly say that losing a goal that early rattled her team.

    But she won't say they should have won it, because Barcelona were so much better.

  9. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Guro Reiten goes at the Barcelona defence down the left and gets into the box, but her cushioned cross pings off the head of Beth England and behind.

    Chelsea have looked sharper since Ruiten came on at the break.

  10. Postpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think it comes down to the performance on the night. I think tactically, Chelsea were at fault in the first half.

  11. Postpublished at 85 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Chelsea haven't played direct tonight really, but one big lump forward almost produces a chance from the second-ball.

    Again, the ball just won't drop.

    Pernille Harder slashes a half-volley over from the edge of the box, and it's another addition to her catalogue of forgettable finishes tonight.

    Such a danger normally.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Mark Burt: This result should no way reflect on Emma Hayes. Chelsea have a top class coach and eventually the team will catch up with her. They’re simply playing a much better team tonight.

  13. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Barcelona got a free-kick but it was fairly disappointing fare from Marta Leon. Straight into the hands of Ann-Katrin Berger.

  14. Postpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Pernille HarderImage source, PA Media

    Chelsea are tired, they really are. It's been the complete performance from Barcelona, they were lightning in the first half.

  15. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Barcelona just tapping the ball around, almost teasing Chelsea in matador-esque manner.

    Chelsea are under pressure as the Blaugrana press forward, and Sophie Ingle can only shank the ball behind.

    Emma Hayes is deep in dialogue on the bench. The corner is slugged away.

  16. Postpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Pat Nevin
    Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I do want to underline the improved performance on the Chelsea players.

    You can see what a good team they are, it's just a shame we didn't see that in the first half.

  17. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Chelsea zip the angles about with passes but the last ball, looking to release the wide Niamh Charles, is overhit and lets Barcelona off.

    The Catalans have been pretty note-perfect and play the ball out from the back, it looks hairy for a moment but the Blues cannot break this teak-tough defence.

  18. Postpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Vicki Sparks
    BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This will hurt. They were on for the quadruple. This was the big one, the one they really wanted.

    This Chelsea side will have to regroup and think 'how can we do better?'.

  19. Postpublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Pat Nevin
    Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Emma HayesImage source, Getty Images

    I'm proud of the way Chelsea have played in this second half. They could have folded but they haven't, they've been the better team.

  20. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona

    Asisat Oshoala is surely offside as she's played through for Barcelona after coming on but the flag stays down and it takes a sliding effort from Niamh Charles to deny her a shot on goal.

    The Blues have restored a bit of pride.

    Charles challenges OshoalaImage source, Getty Images