Chelsea V Barcelona: Women’s Champions League – Live

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The squad news is in. Sam Kerr is retired and Lauren James features from nan chair for nan hosts pinch nan goalkeeper Livia Peng arsenic Hannah Hampton is still injured.

Chelsea: Peng, Bronze, Bjorn, Girma, Baltimore, Carpenter, Kaptein, Walsh, Cuthbert, Thompson, Beever-Jones.

Bench: Spencer, Bright, Buurman, Nusken, Macario, James, Rytting Kaneryd, Charles, Jean-Francois, Hamano, Potter.

Photograph: Molly Darlington/UEFA/Getty Images

For Barcelona, nan 2 players who person played a portion successful each crippled against Chelsea characteristic successful Caroline Graham Hansen and Aitana Bonmati.

Barca: Coll, Paredes, Leon, Aleixandri, Pina, Graham Hansen, Putellas, Bonmati, Pajor, Batlle, Brugts.

Bench: Gemma, Sydney, Serrajordi, Kika, Vicky, Aicha, Cano, Fenger, Txell Font, Carla Julia.

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Hello and invited to nan Women’s Champions League lucifer betwixt Chelsea and Barcelona. A triumph for either broadside this evening could spot them jump to nan apical of nan array which would supplant Lyon, who are presently apical pinch 10 points.

Barcelona will beryllium nan dense favourites contempt Chelsea being astatine home. Last play nan 2 teams played 1 different successful nan Champions League semi-finals, successful location and distant legs, pinch Chelsea losing 8-1 connected aggregate.

But nan Blues do person location advantage and they person not mislaid a crippled since nan past clip nan 2 teams played each different astatine Stamford Bridge successful April.

There will beryllium squad news to bring you soon but what we cognize truthful acold is that Lauren James could beryllium progressive for Chelsea, while Sam Kerr has been ruled retired of nan fixture. Stay tuned for much updates earlier kick-off astatine 8pm GMT.