Chelsea vs Barcelona Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Women’s Champions League | Semi-Finals
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THE FACTS
When is Chelsea vs Barcelona on and what time does it start? Chelsea vs Barcelona will take place on Saturday 27th April, 2024 – 17:30 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Chelsea vs Barcelona? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information for Chelsea vs Barcelona
What channel is Chelsea vs Barcelona on in the UK? Chelsea vs Barcelona will be shown live on DAZN platforms
Where can I stream Chelsea vs Barcelona in the UK? Chelsea vs Barcelona can be streamed live on DAZN’s dedicated YouTube channel free of charge
THE KEY STATS
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last ten UEFA Women’s Champions League matches (W6 D4). This is their longest unbeaten run in the competition.
- Chelsea have lost only two of their last 19 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches at home (W12 D5).
- Chelsea have won three of their previous four UEFA Women’s Champions League matches at home against Spanish teams (L1). The only defeat was against Barcelona (L 1-0 2022/23 SF).
- Chelsea have only failed to score in two of their last 19 UEFA Women’s Champions League matches.
- Barcelona and Chelsea met in the semi-finals last season with the Spanish team winning 2-1 on aggregate (1-0 a, 1-1 h). Their only other encounter was in the 2020/21 final where Barcelona recorded a 4-0 victory to win the competition for the first time.
- Barcelona have won their last two UEFA Women’s Champions League matches away from home against English teams without conceding a goal.
- If Barcelona fail to score it will be the first time that they have done so in successive UEFA Women’s Champions League matches since the 2015/16 season against Paris Saint-Germain (D 0-0, L 1-0 QF).
- Barcelona have not lost a two-legged UEFA Women’s Champions League tie since the 2017/18 quarter-finals against Lyon (L 3-1 on agg).
THE PREDICTION
Chelsea stunned Barcelona in the first-leg, as a colossal defensive performance led to them shutting out the European champions on their own patch, Emma Hayes’ side triumphing by a goal to nil and inflicting upon Barcelona their first home defeat in five years. Obviously, a strong response is expected by Barcelona who will surely improve significantly from an attacking standpoint in the second-leg. But whilst shutting out the Spaniards for a second game running may prove too big a task for Chelsea, they are certainly capable of hitting them at the other end of the pitch as they did in the first leg. Especially at Stamford Bridge with a packed crowd roaring their attackers. With that in mind, both teams to score may well be on the cards over the course of 90 minutes.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
