Catarina Macario got here off the bench to attain two penalties as Chelsea got here from behind to defeat Actual Madrid 2-1 and win Group B within the Girls’s Champions League.
Having did not win for the primary time beneath Sonia Bompastor towards Leicester Metropolis within the Girls’s Tremendous League on Saturday, Chelsea had been on track for his or her first defeat beneath the previous Lyon coach after they fell behind after seven minutes.
Scotland’s Caroline Weir noticed her shot deflect in off Lucy Bronze, giving Madrid hope of ending degree with the Blues on 15 factors, at which level their head-to-head document would have break up the edges.
Bompastor responded by introducing Macario for the ineffective Mayra Ramirez at half-time and was nearly rewarded instantly because the substitute noticed a possible leveller disallowed for offside.
Macario was then introduced down by Spain’s 2023 World Cup last hero Olga Carmona for her first penalty within the 51st minute, which she tucked dwelling to make it 1-1.
Issues received worse for Carmona 5 minutes later as she dealt with Wieke Kaptein’s flick, permitting Macario to blast her second spot-kick excessive into the roof of the online.
Chelsea’s sixth win in six Champions League video games ensures they qualify for the quarter-finals as Group B victors. They’ll face a gaggle runner-up within the final eight in March.
Chelsea safe high spot in Group B, whereas Twente end with a snug dwelling win. #UWCL pic.twitter.com/clttECw8oq
— UEFA Girls’s Champions League (@UWCL) December 17, 2024
Elsewhere in Group B, Celtic ended their marketing campaign with zero factors as they had been overwhelmed 3-0 by Twente within the Netherlands.
Kayleigh van Dooren put the hosts forward after 20 minutes, with personal targets from Lisa Rodgers and Natalie Ross finishing the scoring earlier than half-time as third-placed Twente bowed out with a win.
