Key events
An lovely bit of news has dropped in the last hour too, 80,000 tickets have been sold for England v USA on 30 November. A huge crowd for a great encounter.
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Here’s what happened last week between the two clubs:
Celtic manager Elena Sadiku said: “I think also we’ve been growing into the competition, so how we played against Chelsea last time obviously encourages us to grow even more. I think we’ve been defending really well in all of the games. What the players have learned the most is about being more brave and confident, especially in possession.”
Here’s what Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor said pre-game: “We work really hard as a team and a club to succeed. Maybe people think that’s easy but it’s not – it’s a lot of hard work. I’m lucky because I have a good squad with a lot of talent. I have depth in my squad. We have had good results but we need to keep our heads on our shoulders.”
If any Chelsea fans are wondering where Aggie Beever-Jones is, she is suspended after receiving a red card last week.
The team news is in! Sonia Bompastor has Zecira Musovic in goal with Hannah Hampton on the bench.
Chelsea: Musovic, Bright, Nusken, Macario, Reiten, Lawrence, Kaptein, Rytting Kaneryd, Bronze, Mpome, Jean-Francois
Subs: Hampton, Cox, Ramirez, Cuthbert, Bjorn, Perisset, Bartel, Baltimore, Hamano, Brown
Celtic, meanwhile, start bright stars Lucy Ashworth-Clifford and Murphy Agnew.
Celtic: Daugherty, Barclais, Gallacher, Smith, Cavanagh, Agnew, McGregor, Clark, Hayes, Ashworth-Clifford, Lawton
Subs: Logan, Rodgers, S Carstens, M Carstens, Kerner, Cross, Noonan, Bruna Costa, Munoz, McAney
Preamble
Hello and welcome to our Women’s Champions League coverage where tonight we will be focusing on Chelsea v Celtic.
The two clubs played one another last week where the Blues came out 2-1 winners but Celtic challenged Chelsea well and they could come out on top this evening. They especially exploited Chelsea on the counter and I expect them to use the same tactic this evening.
The Blues have continued their winning streak with an impressive win over Manchester City last weekend, while Celtic narrowly lost 3-2 to rivals Rangers.
We will see what the managers have said in the build up to this one shortly but first let’s take a look at the team news.
