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Put some respect on Caroline Graham Hansen's name! Winners & losers as Barcelona brush Chelsea aside to put one foot in Champions League final

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The Norwegian winger ran the show as Barca beat the Blues in the first leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final clash

Barcelona are on the brink of a fourth Women's Champions League final in five years after beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

The Catalans opened the scoring early on when Caroline Graham Hansen scored a wonderful goal that eventually proved to be the difference, with full-back Marta Torrejon coming closest to making it 2-0 when she hit the woodwork late on.

Chelsea were always the underdogs for this game, especially as they came into it with a number of injuries, but they did well to stick with Barca despite a lack of defensive options.

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That good work at the back gives them a fighting chance of still winning this tie, though it is going to be a very big ask to beat their opponents at a packed Camp Nou.

GOAL takes a look at the winners and losers from an entertaining first leg of this UWCL semi-final...