Erin Cuthbert sent a message to Chelsea fans after giving her club a priceless first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. The Blues inflicted a first home defeat for five years on the holders, with Cuthbert’s 40th-minute strike enough to secure a historic 1-0 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Chelsea produced a superb defensive display to deny the defending champions a single shot on target in what was their first defeat of the season.
The winner will take on Manchester United or Coventry in the final
Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea: Erin Cuthbert’s goal gives the English side the advantage in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals as they stunned the holders away from home
Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea: Erin Cuthbert’s goal secured a famous win as the Champions League holders lost at home for the first time in five years