"Chelsea were the better side on the night, dominating most of the first half and creating plenty of goalscoring opportunities. They led for eight minutes before failing to clear a corner and allowing Ewa Pajor to pounce on the loose ball, cancelling out Ellie Carpenter's delicious opener. Australian Carpenter should have scored the winner too but dragged her close-range finish wide with 10 minutes to go and only the keeper to beat."
""I think it is frustrating not to have won the game, especially when you look at the statistics and the chances we had," said Bompastor. "We had opportunities to win so I'm frustrated for that reason, but overall there were also a lot of positives to take. "We know in the Champions League and in the important games we need to be clinical. We have spoken about that and my players are trying so hard."
Chelsea dominated the match, controlling much of the first half and producing multiple clear goalscoring opportunities. Ellie Carpenter opened the scoring before Ewa Pajor equalised after Chelsea failed to clear a corner. Carpenter then missed a close-range chance late on, and Catarina Macario had a goal disallowed for marginal offside. Chelsea remained unbeaten in Europe but dropped to sixth in the group, two points behind Barcelona. The performance marked a significant improvement on last season’s heavy semi-final defeat, yet the team’s inability to be clinical proved costly. Manager Sonia Bompastor expressed frustration alongside recognition of positives.
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