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Chelsea bushed Vllaznia 8-0 erstwhile the sides met successful London successful OctoberChelsea claimed a quarter-final spot successful the Women's Champions League with easiness aft beating Vllaznia successful Albania successful their penultimate radical match.
Emma Hayes' broadside stay unbeaten successful the contention and pb Group A with a crippled to go.
Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle enactment Chelsea 1-0 up aft 12 minutes.
Fran Kirby made it 2-0 soon afterwards, earlier Katerina Svitkova and Maren Mjelde, with a penalty, scored precocious on.
The Blues person made airy enactment of their progression to the knockout stages contempt being drawn successful a tricky radical alongside Spanish broadside Real Madrid and French two-time finalists Paris St-Germain.
They were guaranteed qualification with a gully - and could inactive person progressed successful decision depending connected results elsewhere.
But the already eliminated Albanian broadside were nary lucifer for Chelsea connected a bedewed evening astatine the Loro Borici Stadium, contempt plentifulness of endeavour from the hosts.
Ingle, wearing the armband aft Hayes made six changes to the starting XI, was heavy progressive successful the archetypal half, dictating play and scoring a good extremity erstwhile she slotted successful Guro Reiten's deflected cut-back.
Chelsea's pb was rapidly doubled erstwhile Jelena Cankovic acted rapidly arsenic Vllaznia were dilatory to respond to a free-kick, sliding successful for Kirby, who placed it into the acold corner.
The Blues' defence was seldom tested, and chances continued to autumn their mode arsenic Hayes made further changes aft the break.
Striker Sam Kerr had a extremity ruled retired for offside successful the 2nd fractional earlier the pb was yet extended erstwhile substitute Svitkova flicked successful a third, and Mjelde scored from the punishment spot successful added time.
Chelsea won 8-0 erstwhile they faced Vllaznia astatine Kingsmeadow but with the occupation done wrong 20 minutes, the WSL champions understandably took their ft disconnected the gas.
They spell into their last radical lucifer against PSG adjacent Thursday knowing their spot successful the past 8 is already unafraid - successful what is proving a overmuch smoother run than past season, wherever they crashed retired successful the radical stages.
Chelsea articulation WSL rivals Arsenal successful the quarter-finals aft they secured qualification connected Thursday evening contempt a narrow decision by holders Lyon.
Line-ups
Vllaznia Femra
Formation 4-5-1
- 33Williams-Mosier
- 30PopovicBooked astatine 44minsSubstituted forDavidsonat 45'minutes
- 19GjergjiBooked astatine 25mins
- 6Maliqi
- 16Gjini
- 10RamadaniSubstituted forVuksaniat 89'minutes
- 14Franja
- 17Lufo
- 8CavanaughSubstituted forKodraat 81'minutes
- 11Doçi
- 7ShalaSubstituted forBorciat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Raxhimi
- 2Vuksani
- 3Curraj
- 4Davidson
- 12Rexhepi
- 13Piranaj
- 15Berisha
- 18Borci
- 21Kodra
- 24Saranovic
- 25Panayiotou
- 31Baska
Chelsea Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Musovic
- 15Périsset
- 26BuchananSubstituted forMjeldeat 64'minutes
- 3Nouwen
- 21CharlesSubstituted forCarterat 75'minutes
- 17Fleming
- 5IngleSubstituted forJamesat 65'minutes
- 28Cankovic
- 14KirbySubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 75'minutes
- 20Kerr
- 11ReitenSubstituted forSvitkováat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Bright
- 7Carter
- 9England
- 10James
- 13Svitková
- 16Eriksson
- 18Mjelde
- 19Rytting Kaneryd
- 22Cuthbert
- 30Berger
- 32Orman
Live Text
Match ends, Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4.
Second Half ends, Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4.
Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the centre of the goal.
Penalty conceded by Sara Maliqi (Vllaznia Femra) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.
Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Suzane Vuksani replaces Rrezona Ramadani.
Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 3. Katerina Svitková (Chelsea Women) header from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Luçije Gjini.
Attempt missed. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Arlinda Kodra replaces Meghan Cavanaugh.
Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Megi Doçi (Vllaznia Femra).
Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Ève Périsset.
Offside, Vllaznia Femra. Rrezona Ramadani tries a done ball, but Ezmiralda Franja is caught offside.
Foul by Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women).
Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Fran Kirby.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jess Carter replaces Niamh Charles.
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