Lucy Bronze battles with Barcelona’s Ewa Pajor throughout Sunday’s 4-1 first-leg defeat in Spain. {Photograph}: Bagu Blanco/AP
Lucy Bronze delivered a rousing post-match speech on the pitch on the Estadi Johan Cruyff, urging her Chelsea teammates to consider they will overturn a 4-1 Champions League semi-final deficit towards Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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The Chelsea head coach, Sonia Bompastor, revealed the gist of Bronze’s motivational plea after to the defending European champions. Bronze, who has gained the European membership title 5 instances – greater than some other English footballer, male or feminine, and equalled solely by Gareth Bale amongst British footballers – pointed and gesticulated passionately as she spoke to the remainder of the Chelsea group shortly after the ultimate whistle.
“The message was: ‘We have to consider it’s potential,’” stated Bompastor, when requested what Bronze had stated. “The second leg is a brand new alternative for us, to play a house recreation with the help of the followers, and we must be consider it’s potential to show issues round.”
Chelsea had been crushed for less than the second time beneath Bompastor and she or he has additionally refused to concede the tie. “It will likely be tough, as a result of we must create much more and likewise not concede, as a result of if we concede one or two targets then it is going to be much more tough,” she stated. “However we prefer to have challenges … We’re opponents so we need to present a greater image of Chelsea.”
Chelsea are attempting to succeed in solely their second girls’s European ultimate, whereas Barcelona are hoping to raise the title for the third straight season. Bompastor gained the trophy with Lyon as a participant and, in 2022, as their supervisor.