
FC Twente vs Chelsea, 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Women's Champions LeagueChelsea salvage draw at Twente to begin UWCL
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Chelsea failed to capitalise on a dominant display in their Women's Champions League opener as they were held to a 1-1 draw away against Twente.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women).
- 7': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Anna Knol.
- 8': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oriane Jean-François with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Sophie Proost (Twente Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jill Roord.
- 8': Corner, Twente Women. Conceded by Ellie Carpenter.
- 10': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Leonie Vliek.
- 12': Foul by Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women).
- 12': Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maika Hamano with a cross.
- 17': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oriane Jean-François.
- 19': Attempt saved. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diede Lemey (Twente Women).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
- 20': Foul by Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea Women).
- 20': Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women).
- 23': Jill Roord (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diede Lemey (Twente Women). Assisted by Maika Hamano.
- 28': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
- 28': Jaimy Ravensbergen (Twente Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Sophie Proost (Twente Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 31': Handball by Eva Oude Elberink (Twente Women).
- 32': Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
- 33': Foul by Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women).
- 33': Jaimy Ravensbergen (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea Women).
- 34': Jill Roord (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Alieke Tuin.
- 37': Attempt saved. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diede Lemey (Twente Women).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
- 43': Delay in match (Chelsea Women).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt saved. Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diede Lemey (Twente Women). Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Chelsea Women. Maika Hamano is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Eva Oude Elberink (Twente Women).
- 45': Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Twente Women 0, Chelsea Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Twente Women 0, Chelsea Women 0.
- 46': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea Women).
- 46': Sophie Proost (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt missed. Sophie Proost (Twente Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonie Vliek with a cross.
- 47': Offside, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women).
- 53': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women).
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women).
- 53': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Maika Hamano.
- 55': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert replaces Sjoeke Nüsken because of an injury.
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
- 57': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Lynn Groenewegen.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Twente Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt saved. Eva Oude Elberink (Twente Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Groenewegen.
- 60': Attempt missed. Anna Knol (Twente Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jill Roord.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Alyssa Thompson.
- 63': Goal! Twente Women 1, Chelsea Women 0. Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jill Roord.
- 64': Eva Oude Elberink (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women).
- 65': Attempt saved. Alieke Tuin (Twente Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Livia Peng (Chelsea Women).
- 65': Attempt missed. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore.
- 67': Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein.
- 67': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 68': Foul by Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women).
- 68': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Substitution, Twente Women. Imre van der Vegt replaces Eva Oude Elberink.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
- 70': Penalty Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Goal! Twente Women 1, Chelsea Women 1. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Offside, Twente Women. Sophie Proost is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr replaces Guro Reiten.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Chloe Sarwie replaces Sandy Baltimore.
- 78': Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
- 78': Jill Roord (Twente Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Twente Women. Rose Ivens replaces Sophie Proost.
- 79': Attempt missed. Chloe Sarwie (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
- 83': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Danique van Ginkel (Twente Women).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wieke Kaptein with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
- 86': Lynn Groenewegen (Twente Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Veerle Buurman (Chelsea Women).
- 87': Imre van der Vegt (Twente Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Substitution, Twente Women. Amanda Andradóttir replaces Jaimy Ravensbergen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Imre van der Vegt.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diede Lemey (Twente Women).
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea Women).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Twente Women 1, Chelsea Women 1.
- 0': Match ends, Twente Women 1, Chelsea Women 1.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
20 | SHOTS | 9 |
6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
454 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
540 | Passes | 305 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
34 | Crosses | 7 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
39 | Long Balls | 57 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
17 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
21 | Tackles | 31 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 13 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 53 |
12 | Clearances | 53 |
Game Information
Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,193
UEFA Women's Champions League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 2 | +10 | 6 |
2 | Real Madrid | 2 | +5 | 6 |
3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | +5 | 6 |
4 | OL Lyonnes | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
FC Twente (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Diede Lemey (GK) |
4 | Lieske Carleer |
5 | Anna Knol |
11 | Alieke Tuin |
12 | Leonie Vliek |
10 | Jill Roord |
6 | Lynn Groenewegen |
8 | Danique Van Ginkel |
9 | Jaimy Ravensbergen |
19 | Sophie Proost |
14 | Eva Elberink |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Livia Peng (GK) |
5 | Veerle Buurman |
4 | Millie Bright |
17 | Sandy Baltimore |
2 | Ellie Carpenter |
27 | Oriane Jean-François |
6 | Sjoeke Nüsken |
23 | Maika Hamano |
33 | Aggie Beever-Jones |
11 | Guro Reiten |
12 | Alyssa Thompson |
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