Barcelona vs Chelsea Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Women’s Champions League | Semi-Finals
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THE FACTS
When is Barcelona vs Chelsea on and what time does it start? Barcelona vs Chelsea will take place on Saturday 20th April, 2024 – 12:30 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Barcelona vs Chelsea? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information for Barcelona vs Chelsea
What channel is Barcelona vs Chelsea on in the UK? Barcelona vs Chelsea will be shown live on DAZN platforms
Where can I stream Barcelona vs Chelsea in the UK? Barcelona vs Chelsea can be streamed live on DAZN’s dedicated YouTube channel free of charge
THE KEY STATS
- This is Barcelona’s seventh UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final appearance. They have won their last three semi-final ties.
- Barcelona have won four and drawn one of their last five UEFA Women’s Champions League matches against English teams.
- Barcelona have won 22 and drawn one of their last 23 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches at home. Their last defeat in March 2018 vs Olympique Lyonnais (1-0 QF 2nd leg).
- Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 15 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches (W13 D2). This is their longest unbeaten sequence in the history of the competition.
- Barcelona have only failed to score in one of their last 39 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches.
- Barcelona have lost only two of their last nine matches in the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League (W5 D2).
- Caroline Graham Hansen has scored in Barcelona’s previous three UEFA Women’s Champions League matches against Chelsea.
- Chelsea are through to their fifth UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final. A 5-3 aggregate victory against Bayern Munich in 2021/21 (L1-2 a, W4-1 h) is their only success in their previous four semi-finals ties
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine UEFA Women’s Champions League matches (W5 D4). This is their longest unbeaten run in the competition.
- Chelsea have only failed to score in two of their last 18 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches.
- Chelsea have kept five clean sheets in their last nine UEFA Women’s Champions League matches away from home.
THE PREDICTION
Chelsea are no doubt desperate to send outgoing manager Emma Hayes away with a first Women’s Champions League title, but getting past Barcelona over the two-legs couldn’t be a tougher challenge. The reigning champions knocked out Chelsea at this stage of the competition last season, but as was the case back then, don’t expect the hosts to be their free-scoring self against such strong opposition who will not be easy to break down. With Barcelona at home in the first-leg, taking a lead to West London is of paramount importance and over the course of 90 minutes, their attacking players should prove too difficult for this Chelsea backline to contain. Back Barcelona to claim a first-leg victory, but not one of a high margin.
TIP: BARCELONA TO WIN
