Chelsea arrived as favorites and managed to put them on the scoreboard in their first Women’s Champions League appearance, facing none other than Real Madrid.
The home team had Mayra Ramírez as their starter while the Spanish club relegated Linda Caicedo to the bench in the British team’s 3-2 win.
Already after two minutes the account was opened due to one of the many mistakes that the Spaniards might make in their defensive area during the match. The ball hit Garcia and entered the goal:
⚽️Chelsea takes the lead in this round on the right side through a shot by Reting Cannerid and Noskin, which collides with Sheila Garcia and ends with a goal.pic.twitter.com/fBwlQI8PJR
– Era of Women’s Football (@Erafutbolfem) October 8, 2024
In the 26th minute, this is how Reiten scored the 2-0 partial penalty:
Flashes would come from Chelsea, giving space to Carmona first and Redondo later in stoppage time in the 38th minute. It looked like he was gone, but…
It was soon the turn of Mayra Ramírez, who was unbeatable from the top and thus able to capitalize on a brilliant header-defining cross, at around 52 minutes:
The expected Colombian duel practically did not happen, because in the 63rd minute Linda Caicedo finally appeared on the field, but after two minutes Mayra felt relieved.
It seemed intense when he arrived, because in the 83rd minute he scored the goal that threatened the British victory with a live goal, taking advantage of a grave error on the part of the local residents.
In the end, at least equality was not achieved and Real Madrid emerged with an expected defeat, in fact, because Chelsea are the favorites in this new version of the Champions League.
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