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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 file photo, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes, left, gives instructions to her players during their English FA Women’s Community Shield soccer match against Manchester City at Wembley stadium in London. Chelsea can reach . more > By - Associated Press - Friday, April 30, 2021
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea can reach its first Women’s Champions League final if it gets a better performance in the attacking third against Bayern Munich on Sunday, manager Emma Hayes said.
Bayern takes a 2-1 advantage into the semifinal second leg at Kingsmeadow Stadium outside London after shutting down Chelsea’s attacking trio of Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder and Sam Kerr.
American defender Alana Cook earning her stripes at PSG
Alana Cook joined an exclusive club when she headed in a goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona last weekend.
Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd are the only other United States internationals to have scored in the semifinals or final of the Women’s Champions League.
To boot, it was the 24-year-old defender’s first goal since turning professional just over two years ago.
“There have been some games where I’ve had some chances I probably should have put away but not too bad to do it in a semifinal of the Champions League,” Cook, who joined PSG from Stanford University, told The Associated Press in an interview.
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Hanna Glas scored a goal and set up another as the home side earned a big victory to take to Chelsea s Kingsmeadow ground next week - but it was a frustrating day for Australian captain Kerr, who s been in sparkling form.
Having scored one and made another goal in the midweek WSL draw at Manchester City that could see Chelsea lift the crown, Kerr was the danger woman in the eyes of the German defenders, who marked her and strike partner Fran Kirby effectively.