"Chelsea breezed past Austrian outfit St Polten to seal their second Women's Champions League victory of the campaign. Two goals from Catarina Macario, a finish from Wieke Kaptein, a double for Sam Kerr on her return to the starting lineup and an unfortunate Lisa Ebert own goal moved them up to second at the halfway stage of the league phase."
"There was no doubt that Bompastor's side were coming into this as heavy favourites with evident disparities between the two. While both have dominated their domestic leagues in recent years St Polten have lifted the OFB-Frauenliga 10 times in the last decade; Chelsea have won eight WSL titles in the same time the difference in resource, investment and experience in Europe is stark."
"The star quality of the Blues' squad is no secret as they remain unbeaten in all competitions despite a stuttering start to their Champions League campaign. A confident win against Paris FC last time out, however, banished the nerves after an opening day draw with FC Twente. Amongst the five changes Bompastor made from Saturday's eventful derby against Arsenal were Naomi Girma, a world record transfer at the time of signing, and Alyssa Thompson who joined for around 1 million in September."
Chelsea defeated St Polten convincingly to register their second Women's Champions League win, moving to second in the group at the halfway stage. Catarina Macario scored twice, Wieke Kaptein added a goal, Sam Kerr scored twice on her return to the starting lineup, and Lisa Ebert conceded an own goal. Chelsea made five changes, including signings Naomi Girma and Alyssa Thompson, and named Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh and Kerr; goalkeeper Hannah Hampton missed with a minor thigh injury, Livia Peng started and Lauren James returned to the bench. St Polten have domestic dominance but limited European success and sit second domestically behind Austria Wien.
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