Barcelona v Chelsea as it happened: Champions League semi-final sees Chelsea score and shut out Barcelona to take crucial first leg lead

She's scored every time she's played against Chelsea.

Bon Mati down the right but is dealt with by Chelsea. Moments later the home side come in from the left and it falls to Graham Hansen in a great position, but she can't quite dig it out and Hampton can just get onto it.

And it's the home side that gets us underway.

The French referee is very experienced and knows how to handle a match like this.

The two sides are walking out at the Olympic Stadium, which rises high above the city of Barcelona. Well worth a visit if you've never been. Red and blue flags are waving all around, and the atmosphere is building as we wait for the Champions League anthem to ring out. This should be a cracker.

Simply, it says that Barcelona are the best side in the women's game by a country mile. In Liga F they've dropped just two points this season in the league, against Levante in February, and scored an astonishing 102 goals - conceding just 6. Their route to the semis hasn't been quite as comfortable, with a few squeakers among their results.

Chelsea, on the other hand, despite being top of the WSL on goal difference, and winning more games than any other British side this season, haven't had things quite as easy. They've lost twice in their last six - in the league cup final and aforementioned FA Cup semis - but come into this fixture following a 3-0 mid-week thrashing of Aston Villa.

Five minutes to kick off.

Mayra Ramirez returns to the head of Chelsea attack, where she'll be joined by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Lauren James, who has managed to recover from the injury that kept her out of their game against Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Erin Cuthbert and Melanie Leupolz return to the midfield, while club captain Millie Bright is named as a substitute for the first time since suffering a knee injury back in November.

Cata Coll replaces Sandra Panos between the sticks for Barcelona, while Irene Paredes, Ingrid Engen and Ona Batlle all return to the starting XI after being rested at the weekend.

The same goes for midfielders Keira Walsh and Caroline Graham Hansen and Mariona Caldentey.

Confirmed teams on off the presses-

BARCELONA: Coll; Paredes, Paralluelo, Mariona, Graham Hansen, Patri, Aitana, Rolfo, Walsh, Engen, Batlle; …Subs: Panos, Jana, Pina, Marta, Alexia, Bronze, Bruna, Brugts, Dragoni, Vicky, Ari Arias, Martina

CHELSEA: Hampton; Lawrence, Carter, Buchanan, Charles; Leupolz, Cuthbert; Nusken, Kaneryd, James, Ramirez… Subs: Musovic, Bright, Ingle, Macario, Reiten, Kirby, Perisset, Beever-Jones, Cox

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Welcome to live updates from the Women’s Champions League semi-final clash between Catalan giants Barcelona and British table-toppers. Emma Hayes’ side travels to the land of Gaudi, Miro and Picasso with their manager’s final season on something of a palette knife edge. Recent defeat to Arsenal in the league cup final, and by Man United in the FA Cup semi, mean their silverware hopes now hang on the league which looks to be going down to the wire. And this UCL tie against the team that has won two out of the last three.

The holders, for their part, will be approaching this match with all the confidence in the world. Undefeated in all competitions in almost a year, and 12 points clear at the top of Liga F, a quadruple is within their grasp. Jonatan Giraldez’ team hasn’t lost a two-legged Champions League tie since before he became manager - back in 2019.