Walsh caps Champions League progress for Chelsea despite Real Sociedad grind
Real Sociedad 0-1 Chelsea (agg 2-6) Keira Walsh scores at corner to settle tie Chelsea ensured there will be three Women’s Super League teams in the league phase of the Champions League as Keira Walsh’s second-half strike against Real Sociedad extended their three-goal margin from the first leg of the third-round qualifier.
The 5-2 win against the Spanish side in Chelsea’s first game at Wimbledon’s Cherry Red Records stadium gave Sonia Bompastor’s side a commanding lead in the tie, after a rusty start had forced them to come from a goal down.
It wasn’t a particularly pretty performance, though, and that continued into the second leg against La Real , who will now drop into the Europa League.
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