Chelsea Women 1 – 0 Arsenal Women

Chelsea Women 1 – 0 Arsenal Women

A dramatic final quarter-hour noticed Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor despatched off after Sjoeke Nusken had given the Blues late hope of a Women’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg comeback against Arsenal, however the Gunners have been 3-2 winners on mixture.

Nusken’s aim was arguably deserved for Chelsea as they received 1-0 on the evening however they have been unable to overturn the 3-1 deficit from the first leg as they have been left to rue a string of missed possibilities.

The spark got here round the eightieth minute when Stina Blackstenius headed residence, considering she had sealed Arsenal’s semi-final place, however VAR dominated the aim out for offside.

Chelsea instantly went up the other end, however Nusken missed the alternative, having also achieved so twice in the opening eight minutes.

The Germany worldwide also pressured a spectacular save from Daphne van Domselaar in a chaotic quarter of an hour, with the Gunners stopper also retaining out a Lauren James rocket. Veerle Buurman despatched the rebound onto the put up, after she was denied a aim by VAR in the first leg last week.

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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor shouts at referee Frida Mia Klarlund Nielsen, incomes a yellow card, which is adopted by a second

In the fourth of 5 added minutes at the end of the second half, Nusken fired Chelsea ahead, however the greatest drama was yet to return.

Bompastor had been tetchy with the officers for most of the game, following on from her criticism of VAR to disallow Buurman’s aim for a supposed foul on Laia Codina at the Emirates.

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But she was incandescent when Katie McCabe was not penalised for pulling the hair of Alyssa Thompson. Rather than the Arsenal participant receiving a yellow card, it was Bompastor who went into the referee’s guide.

Bompastor on Thompson’s response…

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor on Alyssa Thompson’s response to the hair pull:

“She was crying. She’s making an attempt her best on the pitch in each games and it isn’t adequate, if you find yourself playing soccer and somebody pulls your hair, it is dangerous.

“Of course, she was crying and emotional with that situation and the result.”

Less than a minute later, the Chelsea coach tried to choose up the ball rapidly from the toes of an Arsenal participant and in the melee, encroached on the pitch. That was another yellow and then a crimson, as she watched the final moments by means of the plexiglass alongside the aspect of the Stamford Bridge tunnel.

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Arsenal gamers applaud the followers after advancing to the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals by beating Chelsea

It was total a irritating evening for the Blues, who will really feel they’d more than sufficient possibilities to win the game. Thompson, Nusken and Sam Kerr all went shut, however it was too little, too late as they exit the Champions League – the one trophy they’re yet to win – for another 12 months.

For Arsenal, though, they attain the semi-finals as soon as again as their title defence continues, and can face both Lyon or Wolfsburg, who play their second leg on Thursday night.

Who do Arsenal face and when are the semi-finals?

Arsenal will face both Lyon or Wolfsburg in the Champions League semi-finals.

Two European heavyweights, Wolfsburg lead 1-0 from the first leg and play each other again on Thursday.

The first legs might be performed on April 24/26 with the second legs performed on May 1/3.

‘It was a clear crimson card for the Arsenal participant’

Bompastor was left livid by the choice to not ship McCabe off, saying it was a “clear” crimson card.

“The disappointment is huge,” she said of Chelsea’s Champions League exit. “We wanted to come into this game and give our all.

“In phrases of performance we did what we needed to do, we created numerous alternatives however we did not score. That is the actuality. That is why we’re not certified for the semi-finals.

“But a lot of emotions because I think at the end of the game, some decisions were really controversial.”

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Bompastor was despatched off for 2 late yellow playing cards

On the hair pull, she added: “For me, it is clearly a red card for the Arsenal player. She’s pulling Alyssa Thompson’s hair. If the VAR is not able to check that situation, I don’t know why we have the VAR.

“She does not have a crimson card – it’s clearly a crimson card – and, yeah, I’m going on my feelings. I should not however, at the end, I’m the one with the crimson card.

“If you look at all the decisions in the first leg and second leg, that’s part of the result at the end. That’s really disappointing.”

“No, I don’t want to speak to them because it’s always the same story,” Bompastor said when requested if she had spoken to the officers.

“Even if I go and speak to them, they will not give me a clear answer. It’s difficult for me because I don’t want to be the only one talking about this situation.

“But everybody wants to know that’s the distinction between being certified and never being certified. It has a big influence on gamers.

“I’m really proud of my players, I think they gave everything and they don’t deserve that level of refereeing again.”

Bronze: You have to indicate up in the Champions League

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Chelsea’s bid for a first Champions League title was ended by Arsenal

Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze to BBC Sport: “There’s not much more we could do across both legs. We were the better team but not the most clinical. That was the difference.

“They had scientific finishes in the first game which gave us an uphill battle against a top team. We knew we might get the win tonight which is clearly what we did however too many missed possibilities and crossbars.

“We could be proud of what we did. There’s not much more we could do… We need to take that energy and focus into the end of the season because there’s still things to play for.”

On how distant Chelsea are from a Champions League title: (*1*)It relies on each game and who turns up. Last 12 months, every one had Barca as the favourites however Arsenal went on the day and clinched it. That’s the Champions League, it’s a must to present up and be counted and score the objectives.”

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Chelsea’s Lucy Bronze (centre) speaks to team-mates after seeing Arsenal have a aim dominated out for offside through VAR

Slegers pleased with Arsenal mentality

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Renee Slegers was delighted together with her aspect’s mentality as they stored their hopes of profitable a second straight Champions League title alive.

“It was a very hard scenario going into this game with a two-goal lead,” Slegers said. “The three games before this game had been very tight with small margins.

“We have been getting ready for this again. So pleased with the gamers, principally from a mentality perspective – how they managed this game. Really pleased with the mentality again.”

On McCabe’s hair pull on Thompson, she added: “I’ve seen the still image again. I did not see the incident on the pitch when it was occurring however I did see Katie going to Alyssa to apologise. My assumption is it is not intentional however it’s in fact unfortunate. I’ve to observe it again before I remark more.”

Little: It would be nice to defend the title

Arsenal captain Kim Little to BBC Sport: “We have not had the start to the season that we needed however now we have grown as the season has gone and been actually dominant in competitions.

“Ultimately that’s not good enough. You want to be consistent and league champions. We need to make sure we are consistent and on it. We discuss that about how we have better starts.

“It can be good to do it two years in a row, we’ll give all of it we will.”

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