{"id":297495,"date":"2023-12-20T23:25:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297495"},"modified":"2023-12-20T23:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:25:24","slug":"hacken-1-3-chelsea-blues-move-top-of-womens-champions-league-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/hacken-1-3-chelsea-blues-move-top-of-womens-champions-league-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacken 1-3 Chelsea: Blues move top of Women&apos;s Champions League group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Sam Kerr sets Chelsea on their way to 3-1 Women&#8217;s Champions League victory against Hacken as Emma Hayes&#8217; side move top of their European group<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea beat Hacken to move top of their Women&#8217;s Champions League group\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sam Kerr opened the scoring before\u00a0Erin Cuthbert fired in two more goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Where is Liverpool&#8217;s Declan Rice? If Jordan Henderson hadn&#8217;t taken the Saudi cash, he&#8217;d be in Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s team &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erin Cuthbert&#8217;s second-half brace helped Chelsea take control of Group D in the Champions League with a 3-1 win at Hacken.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams had played out a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge last week, which left the Swedish outfit top after three matches, but Emma Hayes&#8217; side were able to finish 2023 with a crucial victory.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Kerr broke the deadlock with her ninth goal of the campaign and, while Clarissa Larisey scored for Hacken to ensure it was 1-1 at half-time, Cuthbert netted twice in the space of 12 minutes after the break.<\/p>\n<p>It ensured the Women&#8217;s Super League champions moved into top spot of the group after four matches and hold a one-point advantage over Hacken while Real Madrid, who they will host on January 24, are no longer able to qualify for the knockout stage following a 1-0 loss to third-placed Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes had warned her players there were no excuses despite this being their fourth match in 10 days but they nearly conceded early on at Bravida Arena.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79192213-0-image-m-2_1703110045759.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s Australian superstar Sam Kerr put the Blues ahead in the Women&#8217;s Champions League clash<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79194361-12887555-image-a-39_1703113061814.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert scored twice in the second half against Hacken<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79194377-12887555-image-a-40_1703113104215.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emma Hayes watched her side take control of their Champions League fate after moving top of their Champions League group<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Only four minutes were on the clock when Anna Anvegard hit the crossbar after Larisey&#8217;s cross, but Chelsea regrouped and a Lauren James curled effort signalled their intentions.<\/p>\n<p>While Hacken goalkeeper Jennifer Falk was equal to James&#8217; 20-yard strike, she had no answer to the prolific Kerr minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Johanna Rytting Kaneryd was the architect of the opener after she outmuscled Elma Junttila-Nelhage on the right before she cut back for Kerr, who fired into the roof of the net from close range in the 14th-minute.<\/p>\n<p>It was a much-needed opener for the WSL champions, but they were caught out with 26 minutes on the clock by a slick counter-attack.<\/p>\n<p>Jusu Bah showed great speed out wide and crossed in from the left where Larisey powered home a header.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could have retaken the lead before half-time, but Falk pushed wide a firm strike by Sophie Ingle.<\/p>\n<p>It was a different story after the break with Anvegard firing against the woodwork again for the hosts after linking up with Larisey, which proved a crucial moment in the group fixture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79194373-12887555-image-a-41_1703113131944.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cuthbert scored twice in quick succession as the Blues secured a valuable European victory<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later and Hayes&#8217; team were back in front when Rytting Kaneryd&#8217;s cross was cleared to Ingle, who showed her composure to pick out Cuthbert and the Scotland international rifled into the bottom corner to make it 2-1 after 52 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It was Cuthbert&#8217;s first goal in this season&#8217;s Champions League but she doubled her tally again with 64 minutes played.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr&#8217;s smart pass sent Cuthbert away and after she fooled Filippa Curmark with a fake shot, the midfielder&#8217;s low effort was too powerful for Falk.<\/p>\n<p>Hacken pushed for a response and substitute Molly Johansson found the net in stoppage-time, but it was ruled out for offside and Chelsea earned a crucial three points.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12887555\/Hacken-1-3-Chelsea-result-womens-champions-league-23-24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Kerr sets Chelsea on their way to 3-1 Women&#8217;s Champions League victory against Hacken as Emma Hayes&#8217; 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