But Chelsea were dealt a brutal footballing lesson on Sunday night in a devastating first half which delivered Barcelona and Spain a first European title. The course of the night could also have been different without the knee injury which deprived Hayes of right back Maren Mjelde. The physicality in our league – we have that.’But it was for good reason that the bookmakers favoured Barcelona. Barcelona tore out of the blocks in a way which left Chelsea reeling and unable to know what was hitting them. ‘We are the second best team in Europe,’ Hayes reflected last night.

Source: Daily Mail May 16, 2021 20:53 UTC