Chelsea remain unbeaten in the Women’s Champions League but they were frustrated in a goalless draw at BK Hacken.
The Blues dominated in Gothenburg against the Swedish side, but Sonia Bompastor’s side could not find a way through.
Twice Chelsea had the ball in the net in the first half. After just five minutes Wieke Kaptein was celebrating after steering in from a corner, but the whistle was blown with Lexi Potter deemed to be offside and tangling with the goalkeeper.
On 28 minutes, Melvine Malard raced through on goal and produced a brilliant angled finish, only for her effort to be ruled out for offside after straying beyond the last defender.
Jennifer Falk was Hacken’s busiest player, and she produced an outstanding save just three minutes into the second half, using a strong hand to deny the lively Ellie Carpenter from close range.
Bompastor on ‘frustrating’ draw
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor:
“Tonight’s performance was good in terms of the defensive aspects.
“We knew what they wanted to do against us: they wanted to use the transition to hurt us behind the back line, and the back line dealt really well with those situations.
“We were dominant with the ball for most of the game. We created a lot of opportunities, but we couldn’t score the one goal to win the game. It’s a frustrating result. We came here with the ambition to win.
“We also hit the crossbar, and the goalkeeper made some great saves. Sometimes it happens in football, and you need to take the learnings and move on. We have enough quality in the squad to achieve that, but it didn’t go our way.
“We have a quick turnaround with a big game at the weekend, so we need to refocus and move on from this one.”
The key moments
5: BALL IN THE NET! Chelsea think they’re ahead as Kaptein steers in from the corner. But their celebrations are cut short for a foul on the goalkeeper from Potter.
28: BALL IN THE NET! Chelsea think they’re ahead again. Malard runs in behind and finishes brilliantly from the angle. But she just went too early to pick up the pass. Flag goes up for offside.
48: WHAT A SAVE! The ball drops to Carpenter after being played in by Malard. She has a shot but a strong hand from Falk keeps it out.
87: CHANCE! Hacken nearly steal it on the counter. Bodin in behind after a great ball in. She gets beyond Buurman but is forced a little wide and then Peng makes a great save.
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