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A quick shift from European club football to international European football as the women’s Euro 2025 finals drew yesterday.
Group A Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D France, England, Wales, Netherlands
Despite England’s tricky draw, Tom Garry hopes the reigning champions are among the teams waiting to progress. Read the full analysis and predictions below.
Team news
Real Madrid XI (4-3-3): Mass; García, Lakrar, Mendez, Carmona; Angeldahl, Toletti, Leupolz; Weir, Bruun, Caicedo.
Subs: Chavas, Laia (GK), Oihane, Teresa, Antonia, Redondo, Møller, Camacho, Navarro, Feller, Athenea
Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Björn, Bright, Charles; Nüsken, Cuthbert; Captain, Reiten, Beever-Jones; Ramírez.
Subs: Musovic, Cox, Macario, Laurentius, Perisset, J. Bartel, Baltimore, Hamano, Jean-Francois, Brown.
Let’s look back when these two sides met at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling 3-2 opening Champions League match this season.
It was the goal of Mayra Ramírez who eventually won the game for Chelsea and she continued to be the difference maker with five goals in all competitions, including this performance against Twente in the last Champions League match for the Blues.
The beginning
Both sides have already booked their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals but the battle for Group B dominance is still very much alive in the last meeting of the groups.
Chelsea head Spain with 15 points from five matches and only need a draw to retain their spot. The hosts must win against Sonia Bompastor’s leap-frog side – a tough pursuit given Chelsea’s good form and the fact that Real Madrid have never beaten the Blues at home.
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