Chelsea qualify for the Women’s Champions League league phase after a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie. Keira Walsh scores in the match to settle the contest, extending Chelsea’s aggregate advantage.
Chelsea’s progression follows a 5-2 win in the first leg, which gives them a three-goal cushion heading into the return at Real Sociedad’s ground. Outlets describe the second leg as relatively tight and not especially free-flowing, with Sociedad requiring more than their attacking efforts to overturn the deficit. With Chelsea already well ahead on aggregate, the result confirms their place in the Champions League league phase.
The outlets also agree on the wider consequence for European competition: Real Sociedad are eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers and drop into the Women’s Europa League.
