Chelsea held to goalless draw by Hacken in Women’s Champions League

Chelsea were held to a goalless stalemate by Hacken in the Women’s Champions League on Tuesday. The English club hit the woodwork twice in Sweden as an inspired showing by Hacken goalkeeper Jennifer Falk helped keep the visitors at bay.

Chelsea go outright second in the league phase table after four matches, one point behind defending champions Barcelona, although the Catalans hold a game in hand. However, several teams, including Lyon and Arsenal, could leapfrog them this matchday.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid notched up a first win of the league phase by downing visitors Paris FC 3-0 thanks to three second-half strikes. Arianna Caruso broke the deadlock in the 55th minute, before Lineth Beerensteyn doubled the lead 10 minutes later. Linda Caicedo made the points safe with nine minutes remaining, finishing smartly from Felicia Schroeder’s reverse pass. Schroeder laid on all three goals in a sparkling performance.

Later on Tuesday, Manchester City visit Inter Milan, Roma host Servette and Paris Saint-Germain welcome Bayern Munich.