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Hayes has the energy, drive and intellect to ensure that this experience will be a defining one for her team. Sir Alex Ferguson, who beat Real Madrid to win the Cup Winners Cup with Aberdeen here, 38 years, always considered setbacks the most significant occasions.
Hayes could also not have legislated for the kind of night her forward Pernille Harder experienced, spurning four opportunities, including a shot levered over the bar at 1-0 which could have changed everything. The course of the night could also have been different without the knee injury which deprived Hayes of right back Maren Mjelde.
Barcelona routs Chelsea 4-0 to win WCL final for 1st time
Chelsea s goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger fails to save the ball as Barcelona s Alexia Putellas scores her side s second goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Women s Champions League final soccer match between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) May 16, 2021 - 2:27 PM
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) â Barcelona stormed to its first Womenâs Champions League title by scoring after just 32 seconds and outclassing Chelsea 4-0 on Sunday.
In a ruthless offensive display, Barcelona s attackers sliced through Chelsea s defense to build a 4-0 first-half lead, beginning with an own-goal less than a minute into the final.
Oshoala makes history in Barcelona s UEFA Womenâs Champions League triumph
Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA Women s Champions League, following Barcelona s 4-0 victory over Chelsea in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Before now, the Nigeria international had made her first remarkable feat in 2019 when she became the first African to score in the European competition s final, after scoring her team s late consolation in their disappointing 4-1 loss to Lyon.
This time, the 26-year-old made a cameo return from injury to guarantee her side s first ever Champions League title exactly a week after they retained their Spanish diadem with eight games to spear.
Loss ends Blues bid to match Arsenal’s quadruple GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 17, (AP): Barcelona’s slow start two years ago doomed its European dream so this time they came out firing against Chelsea, scoring after just 32 seconds en route to a 4-0 victory and their first Women’s Champions League tit