"Chelsea were favourites heading into the tie, having put nine goals past the Dutch champions across two group-stage meetings last season. And after tournament heavyweights Barcelona, who have knocked Chelsea out in the semi-finals in each of the past three editions, thrashed Bayern Munich 7-1 on Tuesday, the Blues would have been hoping for a statement win of their own as they search for a maiden European trophy."
"Instead, they were forced to settle for a point, with Sandy Baltimore's 71st-minute penalty cancelling out Danique van Ginkel's opener for the hosts. Chelsea's "disjointed" performance was the product of the seven changes made to their starting XI, according to Sanderson, who said Bompastor "took Twente lightly" and made the "wrong team selection". Ellie Carpenter, Millie Bright, Baltimore, and Aggie Beever-Jones were the only players retained from Friday's Women's Super League draw with Manchester United."
Chelsea drew 1-1 away to Twente in their Women's Champions League opener, with Sandy Baltimore converting a 71st-minute penalty after Danique van Ginkel opened the scoring for the hosts. Chelsea entered the match as favourites after scoring nine goals against Twente across two group-stage meetings last season and following Barcelona's 7-1 win that raised expectations. The performance was described as disjointed and linked to seven changes made to the starting XI, with criticism that too many players had minimal minutes and that on-field chemistry suffered. Only Ellie Carpenter, Millie Bright, Baltimore, and Aggie Beever-Jones were retained from the previous WSL lineup. Pressure mounts to settle on a best XI as Chelsea pursue a maiden European trophy.
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