Thursday, 1 November 2018

Chelsea hammer Fiorentina to reach Women’s Champions League last eight

• Fran Kirby scores hat-trick in 6-0 triumph in Florence
• Chelsea hit woodwork three times in 7-0 aggregate rout

Chelsea stormed into the quarter‑finals of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday night after a 6-0 win at Fiorentina, with Fran Kirby scoring a hat-trick for the away side to secure a 7-0 aggregate victory.

Fiorentina, and in particular their Swedish goalkeeper Stephanie Öhrström, had restricted Emma Hayes’s side to a 1-0 win at home two weeks ago but any fears that the Italian side would cause an upset in the return leg at the Stadio Artemio Franchi were blown away in a dominant display.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2P1ZtzZ

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