Chelsea miss chance to confirm UWCL knockout place

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Chelsea will have to wait to confirm their place in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals after being held at Real Madrid.

Victory would have seen Emma Hayes' side qualify with two games to spare.

However, they fell behind to Caroline Weir's first-half strike after goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger's error.

Chelsea equalised in the second half when Guro Reiten's penalty hit the post, rebounded off Madrid keeper Misa and went in.

The Blues will reach the last eight if they win against Albanian side Vllaznia on December 16.

Chelsea have 10 points from four games in Group A, five ahead of third-placed Madrid with a much better goal difference.

They will also fancy their chances of winning in Albania, against a Vllaznia side who have yet to earn a point or score a goal, have conceded 19 times and were beaten 4-0 by Paris St-Germain earlier on Thursday.

More follows.

Line-ups

Real Madrid Femenino

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Rodríguez Rivero
5Andrés
14Sousa Feitoza
4Gálvez
7Carmona
6Toletti
21ZornozaSubstituted forOrozat 74'minutes
22del CastilloBooked at 21mins
11Weir
20FellerSubstituted forGarcíaat 90'minutes
10GonzálezSubstituted forSvavaat 61'minutes

Substitutes

2Robles
3Abelleira
8Oroz
9García
13Gerard
15Florentino
16Hansen
18Rodriguez
23Svava
24Olofsson
27Camacho
46Fuente

Chelsea Women

Formation 4-3-3

30Berger
7CarterBooked at 63mins
26Buchanan
4Bright
16ErikssonSubstituted forCharlesat 45'minutes
22Cuthbert
5Ingle
17FlemingSubstituted forKirbyat 45'minutes
10JamesBooked at 66minsSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 77'minutes
20Kerr
11Reiten

Substitutes

1Musovic
3Nouwen
9England
13Svitková
14Kirby
15Périsset
18Mjelde
19Rytting Kaneryd
21Charles
27Abdullina
28Cankovic
32Orman

Live Text

Match ends, Real Madrid Femenino 1, Chelsea Women 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid Femenino 1, Chelsea Women 1.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rocío Gálvez.
Substitution, Real Madrid Femenino. Nahikari García replaces Naomie Feller.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Misa.
Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
Maite Oroz (Real Madrid Femenino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Guro Reiten is caught offside.
Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sofie Svava (Real Madrid Femenino).
Attempt missed. Caroline Weir (Real Madrid Femenino) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maite Oroz.
Attempt saved. Olga Carmona (Real Madrid Femenino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Olga Carmona (Real Madrid Femenino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maite Oroz.
Offside, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
Offside, Real Madrid Femenino. Sofie Svava tries a through ball, but Olga Carmona is caught offside.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Lauren James.
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maite Oroz (Real Madrid Femenino).