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Jonathan Gorrie

Women’s Champions League: Chelsea brought back down to earth with frustrating draw against Juventus

Domestic treble winners Chelsea could not round off a brilliant week by securing qualification for the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday evening.

Despite creating a number of good chances, Emma Hayes’ side could not find a way through Juventus goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.

With their fate still to be determined, last season’s runners-up Chelsea - who completed a 2020-21 domestic treble by winning the FA Cup on Sunday - complete their group fixtures by playing Wolfsburg away next Thursday.

They have 11 points from five matches, three more than Juventus - managed by former Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro - and Wolsfburg, who earlier on Wednesday were 3-0 victors over a Servette outfit still without one on the board.

Peyraud-Magnin was in action in the second minute of the contest as she pushed an Erin Cuthbert strike onto the top of the crossbar.

The visitors’ bar was hit again in the 21st minute via Sam Kerr’s delivery from the right, and Peyraud-Magnin then denied Guro Reiten, turning her drive over.

Chelsea continued to apply pressure, with Kerr putting the ball across the face of goal from a tight angle having gone around Peyraud-Magnin, then heading off-target, before the France international pulled off another save as she tipped Millie Bright’s effort over.

After Pernille Harder struck too high early in the second half, Kerr slotted in from close-range from Fran Kirby’s cross - but the effort was disallowed for offside.

Peyraud-Magnin’s opposite number Ann Katrin-Berger then made a comfortable save as she gathered Lina Hurtig’s shot.

Beth England was brought on by Hayes and saw an effort blocked by Peyraud-Magnin in the 80th minute.

Kirby and Bright then made further unsuccessful attempts as the hosts’ bid to break the deadlock proved in vain.

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