1m ago 12.08 EDT 6 min: Ramírez surges forward on the left flank and finds Beever-Jones but the winger’s touch is too heavy and Coll collects. Share 3m ago 12.06 EDT 4 min: Graham Hansen tries to cut in on the right but Baltimore is able to crowd her out. The ball come back through the middle and Guijarro goes for goal. It’s deflected off of Björn who tries to make the block but Hampton dives down and is quick to make the save. Share Updated at 12.06 EDT 5m ago 12.04 EDT 2 min: Bonmatí surges forward but her former teammate Bronze gets on the ball and kicks it out for a throw-in. Share 7m ago 12.01 EDT Kick-off: Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea Both sets of players take a knee before Barcelona get us underway. The hosts in their classic red and blue kits while Chelsea don their cream away kits. Share Updated at 12.02 EDT 10m ago 11.58 EDT The teams are out of the tunnel at the Estadi Johan Cruyff and the Champions League anthem blares out. We are moments away from kick-off! Share 12m ago 11.57 EDT Here is Romeu on his selection of Graham Hansen in the starting XI, who missed training on Saturday due to illness: I was in constant contact with Caroline Graham Hansen before picking her for this match. She had a better night in terms of rest and sleep and, between her, the doctor and I, we were clear that she could start. Share 14m ago 11.55 EDT The first leg of the second semi-final was contested between Arsenal and Lyon yesterday with Melchie Dumornay scoring an 82nd-minute goal to give the visitors a 2-1 advantage at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are hoping to reach their first Champions League final since they won the competition in 2007 and will have their work cut out for them in France against the eight-time champions. Melchie Dumornay’s instant reply puts Lyon in control against Arsenal Read more Share 17m ago 11.52 EDT Bompastor was also just asked about James in her pre-match interview, who misses out due to injury: A really important player, you know that. She is really talented. One of those players who can make a big difference when she is on the pitch but we need to adapt. She is not with us and I have a lot of quality in the squad so hopefully it will be enough for us to win. James pulled out of the England squad after sustaining a hamstring problem in the 5-0 Nations League win over Belgium. Share 18m ago 11.50 EDT Here is what both head coaches had to say in their pre-match press conference. Sonia Bompastor: Barcelona have a lot of experience, a lot of talent in the squad I was watching before our [quarter-final second leg against Man City], their game against Wolfsburg, it will be again a tough challenge. But in football everything is possible. So I will bring all the confidence we need to go into those two games. It’s a huge game. We are really excited. We’ve had all week to prepare for the match, which was really good to work on the gameplan. We feel ready to go. Really excited. We are playing one of the best teams, if not the best team, in Europe. As players, but also as managers, we want to be involved in these games. Pere Romeu: I think it’s going to be a really tough tie. I think Chelsea are a team who feel comfortable attacking at pace. They feel comfortable attacking on the flanks with players who get past their marker and they get numbers in the box. They feel comfortable out of possession. They’re great at winning the ball back infield and hitting teams on the counter with Mayra [Ramírez] and others who are great at carrying the ball forward and who attack space well. I think this means we’ll have a knockout that’ll feel long, a tie in which we’ll try and play well out of possession, to try and win the ball back and hit Chelsea on the counter, and when in possession we’ll try and attack quickly and try and get down the flanks quickly. I think it’ll be a tough and difficult tie. Share 34m ago 11.35 EDT Barcelona’s goal threat comes from all over the pitch, but Ewa Pajor has certainly been the standout with 35 goals and counting in her debut season at the club. To compare, Chelsea’s top scorer is Aggie Beever-Jones who has netted 12 goals this season. Barcelona’s top scorers in all competitions, 2024-25 View image in fullscreen One of Europe’s most in-form strikers. Photograph: Jordi Matas/The Guardian Share 43m ago 11.26 EDT The 2023 and 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, Aitana Bonmatí, says Barcelona have a “good rivalry, no bad things” had high praise for Chelsea ahead of the tie. It’s a big rivalry between us, because over the last four or five years we [have been] playing a lot of games, but it’s a good rivalry, no bad things. In these games [against Chelsea] I always say that we can enjoy the football because we have in front of us a good opponent that makes us be better and better and better. This is the moment of the season we all enjoy – big games. It’s these games that make us great and that show us the level where we want to get to. Barcelona’s Bonmatí braced for ‘good rivalry’ of Chelsea showdown in WCL Read more Share 1h ago 11.09 EDT Team news Barcelona (4-3-3): Coll; Battle, Paredes, León, Brugts; Bonmatí, Guijarro, Putellas; Graham Hansen, Pajor, Paralluelo Subs: Font, Roebuck, Fernàndez, Torrejón, Pina, Rolfö, López, Engen, Caño, Schertenleib Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Björn, Bright, Baltimore; Walsh, Cuthbert; Rytting Kaneryd, Kaptein, Beever-Jones; Ramírez Subs: Spencer, Cox, Nüsken, Macario, Reiten, Lawrence, Girma, Charles, Hamano, Mpomé, Jean-François, Brown Referee: Katalin Kulcsar (Hungary) Share