Chelsea Women’s head coach, Emma Hayes, has come out to ask the fans of the London club to troop out in support of the team for the second leg home tie against Barcelona’s women’s team, after securing an away victory in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal game on Saturday the 20th of April, 2024.
In the last four meetings between these two giants in Women’s football, the Saturday away victory is the first Chelsea has managed against Barcelona after one draw away and two defeats at home.
Stamford Bridge Is Sold Out For A Chelsea Women’s Football Match
Stamford Bridge. SOLD OUT.
The Bridge will be full for our @UWCL semi-final with Barcelona. 🥳 pic.twitter.com/LcPneABTfM
— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) April 26, 2024
On Friday, the 26th of April, Chelsea initially announced the tickets for the second leg of the Champions League semifinal tie against Barcelona had been completely sold out.
To stir up the atmosphere of the stadium before the game, Chelsea organized a live performance for DJ Tony to perform the song Bring The Noise.
With over 40,000 tickets sold out, this is the highest attendance a Chelsea Women’s game has ever had in Stamford Bridge.
Emma Hayes Calls For Fans To Show Huge Support
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – MARCH 31: Manager of Chelsea Emma Hayes during the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Molineux on March 31, 2024 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images) (Photo by Naomi Baker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)“We’re ready, we want to be in this position. I look forward to the crowd helping us because we’re going to need them.”
The fans of a football club are always said to be the twelfth player on the pitch, with the noise from the home support aimed at urging and supporting the home team, while weighing on the away team.
Emma Hayes, the six-time FA Women’s Super League winner, is looking to tap into this to help her team push beyond Barcelona to the final of the Champions League.
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The six-time FA WSL Manager of the Season winner and one-time The Best FIFA Football Coach winner will vacate her position as Chelsea Women’s head coach at the end of the 2023/24 season after being at the helm since 2012. She will then begin a new adventure as the next head coach of the United States women’s national team.
While in the Chelsea Women’s dugout, she led the club to six WSL titles and five Women’s FA Cup titles. They finished the 2020-21 UEFA Women’s Champions League season as runners-up to Barcelona in a 4-0 defeat.
The trophy seems to be the last remaining feather to her illustrious cap and this looks like the moment to get it.
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Ebenezer has been an avid soccer fan for over two decades, being a fan of both Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC since 2006 and 2010 respectively. He has also been a writer within that same period and as a result, has grown a love for books, TV, and movies also.
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