BK Häcken Women 0-0 Chelsea Women: Blues wasteful despite total dominance in Gothenburg
Chelsea Women were held to a frustrating goalless draw away at BK Häcken on Tuesday evening, despite dominating almost every statistic at the Bravida Arena. The result means the Blues stay unbeaten in this season's Women's Champions League, but it was a night of missed opportunities in Gothenburg.
There were no goals in this one, but plenty of drama along the way. Chelsea peppered the Häcken goal throughout, racking up an enormous 32 shots to the hosts' four, yet could only manage six efforts on target as the Swedish side's goalkeeper and defence stood firm. BBC Sport noted that Chelsea "maintain their unbeaten start in the Women's Champions League but were frustrated by Hacken who pick up their second point in this season's competition" (BBC Sport).
The only cards of the night came in the second half. Lexi Potter was shown yellow in the 52nd minute for a bad foul, and she was replaced shortly after on 58 minutes along with Sjoeke Nüsken, with Erin Cuthbert and Sandy Baltimore introduced. Häcken also saw a player booked late on, with Joy Omewa picking up a yellow card deep into stoppage time after coming on as a substitute herself.
Chelsea made wholesale changes as the game wore on, with Manaka Matsukubo on for Melvine Malard just after the hour, and Maika Hamano and Kadeisha Buchanan both introduced in the closing stages for Wieke Kaptein and Nathalie Björn respectively. Häcken's changes included Alva Selrud, Stine Larsen, Nesrin Akgün and Halimatu Ayinde, with the match also interrupted by injury delays for Jennifer Falk and Ella McBride of the home side.
The numbers tell their own story of Chelsea's control: 77.7% possession to Häcken's 22.3%, 691 passes attempted compared to just 206 for the hosts, and 13 corners won against two. We Ain't Got No History summed up the mood among supporters, pointing out that "the frustrations of last weekend's 1-1 draw unfortunately carried over for the Blues as we'd have to settle for a scoreless draw against the newly re-crowned Champions of Sweden" despite over two dozen shots (We Ain't Got No History).
The draw leaves Chelsea sitting second in the Women's Champions League standings, behind Barcelona, having picked up eight points from four games. Their recent form in the competition now reads WDWD across their last four outings. Häcken, by contrast, remain down in 14th with just two points to their name, their own form in the competition reading LLDD.
It was a frustrating watch for Chelsea fans who will have expected the overwhelming share of possession and chances to count for more, but the result keeps the Blues unbeaten in Europe as they look to kick on in the knockout stages ahead.
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