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Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor on Häcken Women's Champions League stalemate

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Everton before facing Häcken in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

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Sonia Bompastor
Sonia Bompastor (file photo) Photo: Katie Chan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonia Bompastor said the Champions League match against Häcken came at the right time after Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Everton. Häcken are Swedish champions but have lost to Inter and Juventus in Europe.

Key takeaways

  • Chelsea drew 1-1 with Everton on Saturday
  • Sandy Baltimore scored with a header for Chelsea
  • Lucy Bronze scored an own goal for Everton
  • Häcken were Swedish champions for the second year running
  • Häcken lost to Inter and Juventus in the Champions League

Sonia Bompastor said Tuesday night’s UEFA Women’s Champions League fixture against Häcken came at exactly the right time to help Chelsea shake off Saturday’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Everton in domestic action.

Sandy Baltimore put Chelsea in front with a header, but an unfortunate own goal from Lucy Bronze levelled the scores. Despite Chelsea’s best efforts in the second half, they could not put themselves back in front.

The head coach said she was frustrated not to take all three points after Chelsea had 65 per cent possession and fired 20 shots towards goal against Everton. Bompastor wants Chelsea to put in an improved display against Häcken.

Häcken’s form and European record

Häcken were crowned Swedish champions for the second year running last week and won the inaugural Women’s Europa Cup last season. However, their Champions League campaign has been tougher, with defeats to Inter and Juventus followed by a 1-1 draw away at Paris FC, secured by a 93rd-minute equaliser. Bompastor believes those results have not reflected Häcken’s performances and warned of the threats they carry.

About Chelsea Women and the competition

Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women’s football club based in Fulham, London.

Founded in 1992, they compete in the Women’s Super League, the top flight of women’s football in England, and play their home games at Stamford Bridge. , the men’s team in the Premier League. Chelsea Women were a founding member of the Super League in 2010.

From 2005 to 2010, the side competed in the Premier League National Division, the top tier of women’s football in England at the time. The 2024–25 Women’s Super League season was the 14th season of the Women’s Super League since it was formed in 2010.

About Sonia Bompastor

Sonia Bompastor is a French football manager and former player who manages Chelsea of the English Women’s Super League. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League as both a player and a manager, and is widely considered to be one of the best women’s players in French history.

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