Chelsea Hit Roma for Six to Storm Back Into Champions League Contention
Chelsea returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 6–0 home win over at Stamford Bridge — lifting them to third in their Champions League group.
After struggling to break down in a surprise league defeat on Sunday, Chelsea needed a spark to unlock Roma’s disciplined defence. That breakthrough came early: on 13 minutes, Roma defender inadvertently headed Sandy Baltimore’s deep cross past her own goalkeeper.
Chelsea pressed for a second and eventually found it when delivered a lovely diagonal cross to , who headed down for to fire home. As half-time approached, Roma’s low block frustrated Chelsea — even club-record scorer nodded over from close range. Still, Chelsea added a third before the break when Rytting Kaneryd tapped in from close range after Kerr had her shot parried by the goalkeeper.
With the game secured, coach made changes after the interval. Substitute immediately made an impact, slotting home a penalty after a VAR review. Later, a second-half double from subs and — the former assisting, the latter curling into the corner — and a curling effort from made it 6–0 with a late strike.
The win raises Chelsea to 11 points in the group, putting them firmly in contention for automatic quarter-final qualification with one match remaining. For Roma, the result confirms elimination — they finish the group with just one point from five games.
Chelsea analysis: Scoring problems eradicated
Six goals from five different scorers — plus an own goal — signalled a dominant return to form for Chelsea. After a goalless and frustrating match at Everton where they fired 30 shots without success, the clean open-goal from Bergamaschi helped ease early anxiety for fans.
Once Kaptein’s goal doubled the lead, Chelsea coasted to victory, breaking a four-game winless stretch across all competitions. What stood out most was the impact from the bench: Nusken, Hamano, and Reiten all came on and made decisive contributions, refusing to simply manage the lead but instead pushing aggressively.
With their scoring woes seemingly addressed, Chelsea now eyes a potentially season-defining week ahead. Matches against and before the winter break are now must-win if they want to keep their Women’s Super League and European ambitions alive.
What’s next?
- Chelsea travel to Brighton in the WSL on Sunday (11:55 GMT).
- Roma head to face bottom-placed in Serie A Femminile on Saturday (18:00 CET).