Chelsea 0-1 Barcelona: Graham Hansen strike the difference in first leg
Barça have the advantage going into the Champions League semifinal second leg at Camp Nou
Caroline Graham Hansen's wonder goal handed Barcelona the advantage in their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Chelsea on Saturday.
The Norway winger scored the only goal of the game in the fourth minute, slaloming in from the right before unleashing a brilliant strike into the corner.
Marta Torrejon hit the post for Barca after the break but the Catalan side could not add to their lead ahead of the second leg at Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday.
Chelsea knocked out holders Lyon to reach the last four but the scale of their task against Barca was quickly laid bare when Graham Hansen opened the scoring early on.
However, despite the home side nursing injuries in defence, Barca could not add to their advantage despite dominating large spells of the first half.
In fact, Chelsea almost levelled. Guro Reiten had a goal disallowed for offside and Sam Kerr saw a shot cleared off the line by Lucy Bronze.
Barca then lost Bronze to injury after the break but continued to dominate, with her replacement Torrejon hitting the post with a header from a Mapi Leon corner.
Fridolina Rolfo also came close late on but Chelsea kept the gap down to keep the tie in the balance going into the second leg.
