A club-record crowd watched on as Emma Hayes' final game at Stamford Bridge ended in agonising defeat, with the ten-player Blues falling to the reigning champions.
Barcelona nearly went ahead in the tie when Bonmati's back-heel found Graham Hansen running down the wing, and Erin Cuthbert had to be alert to stop the ball reaching Salma Paralluelo.
The hosts should have found the net themselves when Lauren James' low cross rolled into the path of Melanie Leupolz, whose effort from six yards clanked off the top of the crossbar.
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