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Hello and welcome back to the Women’s Champions League. This evening we will find out who will face Chelsea in the semi-finals as the winner of this quarter-final tie have been drawn against the Blues.
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The first leg saw Brann play really well, they conceded early after Caroline Graham Hanse scored but they levelled though Cecilie Kvamme. The Norwegian team, in the quarters for the first time, defended really well and it took some skill from Salma Paralluelo to get the result for the defending champions.
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Barcelona only hold a slim 2-1 lead but it will be a tricky task for Brann to beat the Spanish team at home. They need to at least win the game in 90 minute 1-0 to send it to extra time.
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The team news will be out shortly so stay tuned before kick-off at 5.45pm GMT.
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important events
18 minutes: Putelas put in a great cross which was cleared, but Bommatti’s shot deflected wide and resulted in another corner. Good delivery and Paredes heads up, but it’s cleared at first. Barça comes again, meets the head of Paredes, and Mikalsen is an absolute hero again! Another corner, this time well defended.
16 minutes: Ah, Barcelona is nice. They move smoothly into the box, but this time Caldenti’s shot goes just over the bar. I feel like we’ll get the lead in this second leg.
14 minutes: Mikalsen made countless big saves for the keeper in the first leg and she is stepping up again. Graham Hansen made a great run, but Mikaelsen got a hold of it and forced it into the corner. It comes in but the keeper collects it.
12 minutes: Gaupsett successfully evaded two defenders, but ultimately ran out of steam off the ball. They exchange hands in possession, but play is stopped by the referee and Barça are awarded a free kick. Barça kicked it immediately and continued to build up patiently, with Graham Hansen firing a shot, but Mikalsen collected it.
10 minutes: This time Paredes took a shot, but the hosts put pressure on him early on and it went just over the head of Burguts.
9 minutes: Graham Hansen dances her way into the box, but her cross misses her teammate. Ah, my words! Graham Hansen put in a beautiful ball to beat Mikalsen, but the chance disappeared as another Barcelona player also got past him.
8 minutes: Blanc counters, Kvamme pushes the ball in and Gaupsett heads it in, but her shot goes just wide. From the first leg, we know that all Bran needs is one chance and everything will change.
6 minutes: Burguts wins yet another corner, Graham Hansen takes it this time and Kvamme heads it away for, you guessed it, another corner. Graham Hansen had the ball again and they played it short and eventually Bommatti put the ball into the box. It is well defended by Bran.
5 minutes: Putellas pops it and Brann clears it nicely. There was a great atmosphere in Barcelona, with Graham Hansen’s traveling Blanc support booing her every time she got on the ball.
4 minutes: The delivery looked good at first and seemed to be in all the way, but it’s over the bar. Blanc tries to develop from the back, but immediately concedes an additional corner kick.
3 minutes: Walsh finds Graham Hansen with a beautiful ball. She throws it into the box and tries to find Brugtu, but it’s blocked in the corner. Putelas wins a corner kick and chooses the corner of the box, the ball comes to Burguts but her attempt goes wide for the next corner.
2 minutes: Both teams are starting to find their form, I expect it to be a close game tonight, but now that I say that, Barcelona will prove me wrong.
kick off! Barcelona 0-0 Blanc (2-1 aggregate)
Let’s go! Can Bran pull off a big upset? Or will defending champion Barcelona make a strong advance? Everything is yet to come.
Does anyone else love the Champions League anthem? I turn up the volume every time the TV turns on. Kickoff is near.
The players will leave for Barcelona soon The weather is beautiful, perfect for a heated soccer match.
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Last week’s scorers and Blanc’s captain Cecilie Kvamme added: “Right now, this is a game that we are really looking forward to, especially because of the result we got last week, which means we still have a draw left. We will go into it with the aim of winning. Play I always do that.
Bran boss Martin Ho said:: “I feel like we had more chances to handle the ball in the first game, so we have a good chance to move forward. We have to be relentless when the chances come.”
Barcelona coach Jonathan Giraldes said:: “We have scored a lot of goals and if we can produce similar results we will have a great chance to advance. Blanc will defend bravely and aggressively. It will be similar to the first leg. .
“What’s important to me is consistency. There are very few teams in the world that can maintain such consistent performance.”
The Guardian’s Susie Luck has exclusive reporting. It has been revealed that Leicester City manager Willie Kirk has been sacked due to his alleged relationship with a player at the club. Please see here for the detail:
Chelsea played the second leg of the quarter-finals Last night’s game against Ajax. That match ended 1-1, but Chelsea won the first leg 3-0, giving Emma Hayes’ team the championship.
Team news has arrived. Barcelona left Salma Pararuelo, who scored the winning goal in the first leg, on the bench.
Barcelona:
🚨Balça🚨 pic.twitter.com/LkD1IZiFq4
— FC Barcelona Femeni (@FCBfemeni) March 28, 2024
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Meanwhile, Blanc has star player Signe Gopsett despite being sent off earlier than expected in the first leg.
Blanc:
Laguette som skull gui alto mot in Barcelona ❤️🔥
Play TV 2 and TV 2. 18.45! pic.twitter.com/JOuMF63qvx
— SK Brannkvinner (@skbrankvinner) March 28, 2024
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preamble
Hello. Welcome to the Women’s Champions League. The winner of this quarter-final drew with the Blues, so tonight we will find out who will face Chelsea in the semi-final.
In the first leg, Blanc played very well, conceding a goal just after Caroline Graham-Hanse scored, but Cecilie Kvamme equalized. The Norwegian team, on their home turf for the first time, defended very well and the defending champions needed the skills of Salma Pararuelo to get a result.
Barcelona only hold a 2-1 lead, but it will be a difficult task for Blanc to beat the Spanish team at home. They need to win 1-0 in at least 90 minutes to force extra time.
Team news will be announced soon, so stay tuned for kick-off at 5:45pm GMT.
