UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Chelsea WWWWD 1
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FC Twente LWWWW 1
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Match Report

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Chelsea salvage draw at Twente to begin UWCL

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.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
5
64.3
Possession
35.7
21
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
454
Accurate Passes
226
539
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

Highlights

00:28 Aggie Beever-Jones' header almost puts Chelsea ahead vs. FC Twente Watch on ESPN 00:33 Alyssa Thompson's opener for Chelsea ruled out for offside vs. FC Twente Watch on ESPN 01:07 FC Twente take shock lead vs. Chelsea in Women's Champions League Watch on ESPN 00:37 Baltimore's penalty levels the game for Chelsea vs. FC Twente Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-0

Lineups

TWE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diede LemeyG
  2. 4Lieske CarleerCD-L
  3. 5Anna KnolCD-R
  4. 11Alieke TuinLB
  5. 12Leonie VliekRB
  6. 10Jill RoordAM
  7. 6Lynn GroenewegenLM
  8. 8Danique Van GinkelRM
  9. 9Jaimy RavensbergenF
  10. 19Sophie ProostAM-L
  11. 14Eva ElberinkAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Imre Van Der VegtSUB
  2. 17Amanda AndradóttirSUB
  3. 15Jill DiekmanSUB
  4. 23Suus VerdaasdonkSUB
  5. 22Fiene BussmanSUB
  6. 7Charlotte HulstSUB
  7. 18Sophie Te BrakeSUB
  8. 29Rose IvensSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Livia PengG
  2. 5Veerle BuurmanCD-L
  3. 4Millie BrightCD-R
  4. 17Sandy BaltimoreLB
  5. 2Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 27Oriane Jean-FrançoisCM
  7. 6Sjoeke NüskenLM
  8. 23Maika HamanoRM
  9. 33Aggie Beever-JonesF
  10. 11Guro ReitenLF
  11. 12Alyssa ThompsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Keira WalshSUB
  2. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydSUB
  3. 20Sam KerrSUB
  4. 42Chloe SarwieSUB
  5. 8Erin CuthbertSUB
  6. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  7. 14Nathalie BjörnSUB
  8. 18Wieke KapteinSUB
  9. 24Hannah HamptonSUB

Timeline

  1. 53' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Maika Hamano.
  2. 55' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert replaces Sjoeke Nüsken because of an injury.
  3. 61' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  4. 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.
  5. 69' Substitution, Twente Women. Imre van der Vegt replaces Eva Oude Elberink.
  6. 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.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr replaces Guro Reiten.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Chloe Sarwie replaces Sandy Baltimore.
  9. 78' Substitution, Twente Women. Rose Ivens replaces Sophie Proost.
  10. 88' Substitution, Twente Women. Amanda Andradóttir replaces Jaimy Ravensbergen.

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