Barcelona vs. Chelsea prediction, where to watch, live stream: UWCL semifinal pick, odds, lineups

The semi -final round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League starts on Saturday with the last four teams that chase a place in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final. Four clubs that represent three countries FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Arsenal and Olympique Lyon-Zullen kick off the semi-finals of two leg this weekend, with Barcelona and Chelsea meeting on the third consecutive time in the UWCL-Halve Final History. The two semi-final-winning teams will compete on 24 May in the final in Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal.

In a well-known match-up, Barcelona will organize Chelsea for the semi-final first leg on Sunday. The Catalan have dominated the blues in top meetings, including the UWCL final of 2020-21.

Sunday’s meeting is the first UWCL meeting between the new coaching staff of both parties. Sonia Bompastor took over Chelsea after Emma Hayes’ departure to the national team of American women, and Pere Romeu leads Barcelona after Jonatan Giraldez continued in NWSL.

Here are storylines, how you can view the competition and more:

How to look and opportunities

Date: Sun. April 20 | TimeNoon
Location: Estadi Johan Cruyff – Barcelona, Spain
Live stream: Dazn
Chances: Barca -400; Sign +550; Chelsea +1000

UWCL scheme

Always east

First legs
Saturday, April 19
Lyon 2, Arsenal 1

Sunday April 20
Barcelona vs Chelsea (12.00)

Second legs
Sunday, April 27
Chelsea vs Barcelona (9 hours)
Lyon vs Arsenal (12.00)

Last UWCL
Saturday 24 May
Arsenal/Lyon vs Barcelona/Chelsea – José Alvalade Stadium – Lisbon, Portugal (12 pm)

Latest meetings

2023-24 Semi-final: Barcelona 0-1/2-0 Chelsea (AGG: 2-1)
2022-23 Semi-final: Chelsea 0-1/1-1 Barcelona (AGG: 1-2)
2020-21 Final: Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona (Gothenburg)

This will be the third consecutive time Barcelona and Chelsea met in the UWCL and final final. The two European parties also faced each other during the UEFA Women’s Champions League final during the 2020-21 campaign. The recent rivalry has been one -sided, because Barcelona each won from the previous three meetings.

What Barcelona says

The ruling title holders are still the team with the target on their backs. Despite their winning record against Chelsea during the semi -final, more difficult challenges have yielded every year, and this time new head coach Pereueu takes everything into consideration when planning the blues.

“I think it will be a really heavy tie. I think Chelsea is a team that feels comfortable to attack itself. They feel comfortable to attack the flanks with players who get past their marker and they get numbers in the box. They feel comfortable from possession. They are great in winning the Ball Back Infield and teams on the counter with Mayra [Ramírez] And others who are good at bringing the ball forward and who are taking the space well, “said Romeu.

“I think this means that we will have a knockout that will feel for a long time, a draw in which we try to play out well, to win the ball back and get Chelsea on the counter, and when we own we will attack quickly and try to get the flanks quickly. I think it will be a difficult and difficult band.”

What Chelsea says

Chelsea is aware of their current record against Barcelona in your high bets. Manager Sonia Bompastor is no stranger to win in the tournament, both as a former player and a coach for Lyon. Chelsea is well positioned to win a quadruple and will have great competition along the way. Champions League remains a long elusive title for the team of England and Bompastor has the wisdom to guide them.

“Barcelona has a lot of experience, a lot of talent in the team,” she said. ‘I looked for ours [quarter-final second leg against Man City]Their match against Wolfsburg, it will again be a tough challenge. But everything is possible in football. So I will bring all the confidence that we need to go into those two games. “

Predicted line -Ups

Barcelona Line -Up: Cat Coll; Oona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Mapi Leon, Esmee Brugs; Bolmati Aitana, Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas; Carolie Graham Hansen, Body Paralluelo, Ewa Pajor

Chelsea Line -Up: Hannah Hampton; Lucy Bronze, Nathalie Bjorn, Millie Bright, Sandy Baltimore; Kiera Walsh, Erin Cuthbert; Rytting Kaneryd, Wieke Kaptein, Aggie Beever-Jones; Mayra Ramirez

Americans to look

There are several Americans among the American pole of the national team player in Chelsea in the schedule of Chelsea. However, Wonding will prevent them from playing an important role in the coming semifinal. Defender Naomi Girma still manages a calf stem and Mia Fishel sets her minutes to build an ACL injury. Here is who we think could appear on Sunday.

Catarina Macario, Chelsea: The attacking midfielder has gradually built her minutes after a long rehabilitation process after ACL injury. She played a full 90 minutes and took an assist against West Ham to close March, and she earned a start and made a replacement appearance with the USWNT during the International Window of April. She also scored a goal against Brazil.

Prediction

The two parties have usually played narrow semi -final matches in recent history, so don’t be surprised if this first game at Estadi Johan Cruyff is more of the same. Look for a midfield fight between former Barca teammates Walsh and Bonmati. Choose: Barcelona 1, Chelsea 1

Get your Footy Fix with CBS Sports Golazo Network and more

☀️ Morning Footy (Weekdays 8-10 hours): become a member of Golazo Network while fans helps to start their day on the right foot on the flagship morning show of the network with highlights, interviews and the largest football story lines. Morning Footy is also available in Podcast formSo you never have to miss an episode.

3️⃣ Offensive third (Tuesday, Thursday): The leading ladies football podcast And social brand Is now a live studio show. The NWSL season is back and our reporting about the women’s game is stronger than ever. Our analysts will demolish the USWNT, NWSL and the European domestic season all year round. And don’t miss it Wednesday live streams on YouTube at 11 am et.

⚽ Call it what you want (Tuesday and Thursday): A weekly podcast where Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Tony Meola Cover all things Umnt And the state of the beautiful game in the United States. You can catch the show that stream live live on YouTube every Monday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 6 p.m.

🥅 Scoreline ((Daily): Scoreline is the newest place for fans to make up for all the biggest news and results that influence global football, match height points of the best football matches and all non-drug goals of the day of the day, from Thursday and seven days a week.

📺 How to look: CBS Sports Golazo Network is a free 24/7 channel exclusively devoted to offering unparalleled coverage of all top football matches worldwide. You can stream for free on the CBS Sports -app” Pluto TV And Paramount+.

What else is on Paramount+?

A subscription to Paramount+ Not only comes with the best sports reporting in the industry, but you will also have access to the huge library of on-demand content, which contains more than 40,000 episodes and films from Paramount, CBS, Nickelodeon and more. From popular shows such as “Mayor of Kingstown” to episodes of “Frasier”, there is no shortage of what to view.

For more information, Click here.