Chelsea will look to extend their dominance on matchday three of the UEFA Women’s Champions League when they travel to Glasgow to face Celtic FC on Wednesday night.
Sonia Bompastor’s team has not yet lost a game under her management, beat Real Madrid 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in their first match of the tournament, before taking home a 3-1 win against FC Twente in Enschede.
Chelsea they have been strong European contenders for the past few seasons, but have failed to clear the final hurdle and claim Champions League glory. Wednesday’s trip to Glasgow will provide the club with a good chance to further extend their run of winning form as they look forward to a winning campaign in 2024/25.
here it is 90 minutes preview of Wednesday’s matchup.
Celtic FC vs Chelsea H2H Record (All Time)
This is the first competitive match between Celtic and Chelsea.
Current form (all competitions)
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Celtic 1-0 Glasgow City – 11/10/24 |
Chelsea 3-0 Liverpool – 11/10/24 |
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Celtic 5-0 Queen’s Park – 06/11/24 |
Chelsea 5-0 Everton – 03/11/24 |
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Celtic 4-0 Motherwell – 03/11/24 |
Chelsea 5-2 Tottenham – 20/10/24 |
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Celtic 1-0 Spartans – 20/10/24 |
Chelsea 3-1 FC Twente – 17/10/24 |
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Celtic 4-0 Real Madrid – 17/10/24 |
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal – 12/24/10 |
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united kingdom |
DAZN UK |
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united states |
DAZN USA |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
Saoirse Noonan will be a key name for Celtic if they are to find attacking brilliance, having come to the rescue in the team’s Champions League tie against KuPS. Goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty has also been in brilliant form, and a strong performance will be crucial for the Ghirls when they take on Chelsea.
Celtic will also require a strong performance from captain and key defender Caitlin Hayes as the in-form centre-back continues his fine form for the Scottish side.
Celtic predicted line-up against Chelsea (4-3-2-1): Daughter; Costa, Hayes, Clark, Barclays; Cavanagh, McGregor, Lawton; Ross, Agnew; noonan
Sonia Bompastor has been forced to make wholesale changes to her Chelsea squad so far in her tenure, with star goalscorers Lauren James, Catarina Macario and Mayra Ramirez struggling to find physical consistency. The fluctuations in the physios room haven’t stopped there as Erin Cuthbert is also working her way back to fitness after a spell on the sidelines.
Lauren James will remain sidelined for Chelsea’s trip to Glasgow, with Catarina Macario and Mayra RamÃrez in contention to play.
Chelsea predicted line-up against Celtic: (4-3-3): Hampton; Lawrence, Bright, Bjorn, Baltimore, Nusken, Cuthbert, Kaptein; Riding, Rytting Kaneryd, Beeve
While the hosts will have a point to prove as they bring Champions League football to Celtic Park, it will be difficult to stop this formidable Chelsea side.
The Bompastor team will be eager to rewrite the Champions League narrative of previous seasons, and it will all start with a statement in the group stage. Looking to extend their unbeaten run in Europe so far, expect Chelsea to be hungrier than ever when they arrive in Glasgow.
