The final four of the Women’s Champions League kicks off in Stamford Bridge for Chelsea Women vs Barcelona Femeni. This is our prediction for the first leg and the current betting odds for the fixture.
Chelsea Women vs Barcelona Femeni Prediction and Betting Odds in Champions League
Chelsea Women Run of Form
Emma Hayes and her charges have technically lost two of their last four matches. One of those was a 2-1 defeat to Lyon in the second leg of their tie, although the Blues advanced on via a penalty shoot out. Since that tie they have beaten Aston Villa twice and secured a spot in the final of the FA Cup.
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Success domestically has become the norm at the club over the past few years, but things have proven tougher in Europe. With the top sides in England providing some trouble for Hayes and her side recently, one has to wonder what top European competition will do.
Barcelona Femeni Run of Form
Dominance doesn’t feel like a term good enough to describe this team, They have lost just two games this season. Fellow European giants Bayern Munich beat them 3-1 earlier in the campaign, while Osasuna upset them in the Copa de la Reina. Domestically they have won all 25 league matches, scoring 105 goals in the process, conceeding just five.
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Their excellence has translated to Europe where they romped through the group stage with 29 goals and 15 points to their credit. They then destroyed Roma 6-1 on aggregate. There are few better teams in all of women’s football this year than the women of Barcelona.
Recent Head to Head
The only meeting between these clubs came in the final of this competition in 2021. The Spanish side picked apart the English champions in a 4-0 win. While there isn’t enough precedent for one team to feel more confident than the other, the dominant nature of the previous win will leave Jonatan Giraldez confident.
Chelsea Women vs Barcelona Femeni Prediction
Despite the heart shown by the Blues against Lyon and the quality on display throughout the season, they will be underdogs here. Barcelona Femeni have some of the best players in the world and are firing on all cylinders having not tasted defeat since January. This will likely be a big win for the away side who have been scoring for fun since the beginning of the campaign.
Chelsea Women vs Barcelona Femeni Betting Odds
Bwin Sports currently has the home side trailing heavily with odds of 5/1 of coming away with the win. The visitors are heavy favourites with odds of 11/25
