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 20:35 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

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

    Chelsea have lots of experience, but none of them have experience of being 3-0 down in a Champions League final.

    That's why they're in a state of shock right now.

  2. Postpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    When the emotions are high and your mind is gutted because you've already conceded three goals in a game of this magnitude, it's so difficult.

    The players who don't have Champions League experience need to get in their heads and tell themselves to be better.

  3. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Chelsea under the pump again as Lieke Martens runs at the defence, but the Blues do enough to force her back.

    Barcelona continue to stroke the ball around, moving it constantly, and Jess Carter has to be careful to keep an eye on Caroline Graham Hansen.

    Ball drops to Alexi Putellas, but her shot drags wide of Ann-Katrin Berger's goal.

  4. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Barcelona midfielder Kheira Hamraoui tip-toes her way through midfield and sprays the ball wide for Marta Torrejon to cross but it's blocked.

    Then the cross is swung in from Maria Leon and although Ann-Katrin Berger was flapping a bit initially, the Chelsea keeper gathers at the second attempt.

  5. Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Emma HayesImage source, PA Media

    I'm wondering what Emma Hayes' plan B is, because it needs to be implemented soon.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Mark Burt: Chelsea are still in the dressing room. As good as Barcelona have been, the Blues have been abject.

    Jack Tanner: Unlucky freak first goal, harsh pen for the second but nerves seem to have got the better of them so far

  7. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Barcelona have done to Chelsea exactly what Lyon did to them in 2019. A whirlwind of goals to put the game out of reach early on, not allowing them to settle into a rhythm at all.

    Even as Chelsea squeeze up and try to press, Barca just work the ball around and find that yard of space.

  8. Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

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

    Barcelona look an absolute class apart, purely for pace let alone for skill.

  9. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

    Chelsea throwing caution to the wind and getting the ball forward.

    Ji tries to work a yard on the edge of the box but Barcelona are all over them defensively, sweeping up and swarming on any loose touches.

    The Blues are enjoying possession but Barca just sit in and wait to pick off the attack. Defensively sound.

  10. Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona

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

    It's a very Barcelona-esque goal. The pace on the left hand side, Martens again, leaves the defenders for dead.

    They're playing against top-flight strikers and this is getting quite painful to watch now for Chelsea.

  11. goal

    GOAL: Chelsea 0-3 Barcelonapublished at 22 mins

    Aitiana Bonmati

    Aitana Bonmati scoresImage source, PA Media

    Something special from Barcelona completely carves Chelsea open at the back.

    Lieke Martens wriggles her way down the left, and plays a ball into the edge of the box which brings Jenni Hermoso out.

    A laser-guided pass through the lines tracks the superb late dart of Aitana Bonmati who draws Ann-Katrin Berger and rolls it into the goal.

    Work of art to really break Chelsea hearts.

  12. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

    Another Chelsea set-piece swings through to Sam Kerr on the edge of the box, but as she prepares to reload the offside flag goes up.

    Chelsea need to be note perfect here, Barcelona will just shut up shop if needed and break when the chance presents itself.

  13. Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

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

    Barcelona have been brilliant so far. We're not seeing the best of Chelsea yet. We're miles away from their best.

  14. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

    Barca striker Jenni Hermoso was interviewed in the build up to this game and her comments are telling.

    She said Barcelona would be able to control the ball in possession, and that is certainly the case right now.

    They are so good at just pinging the ball around and adding to Chelsea's frustrations.

  15. Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

    Izzy Christiansen
    England and Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I do think it's an unfortunate penalty, but 2-0. You're looking at a mountain for Chelsea now.

  16. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona

    Chelsea work the ball on the edge of the Barcelona box but Pernille Harder could not convert the cross to the back post.

    It loops over the bar.

    Emma Hayes will be heartened again by the positive approach, but it's a tough ask now.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Chelsea 0-2 Barcelonapublished at 14 mins

    Alexia Putellas

    Alexia Putellas scoresImage source, Getty Images

    Cool as ice from the Barcelona skipper Alexia Putellas with a dink down the middle to leave Ann-Katrin Berger without a hope.

    It all came from a driving run down the right which saw Caroline Graham Hansen brush aside Jess Carter and cut it back to Jenni Hermoso who was blocked off and the penalty given.

  18. Postpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona

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

    I think that's an incredibly harsh penalty. I'm not giving that as a penalty. I think the referee is wrong there.

  19. PENALTYpublished at 12 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona

    Foul on Jenni Hermoso says Riem Hussein, and Barcelona have a penalty!

  20. Postpublished at 20:14 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona

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

    I think the shock has subsided now and they're hanging on and are now taking part in the game.