Emma Hayes: Chelsea ‘Robbed’ Of Win
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
New United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) head coach Emma Hayes’ Chelsea had an imperfect start to their UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) campaign on Wednesday.
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A controversial penalty call against the Blues led to a 2-2 draw with Real Madrid.
“I think we’ve been robbed of what should have been a 3-1 game,” Hayes said.
Video assistant Referee (VAR) is not available for UWCL group stage matches, despite being used in domestic leagues like the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).
Olga Carmona scores a disputed double to earn Real Madrid a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the opening game of the Women’s Champions League group stages.
Niamh Charles cancels out Carmona’s opener before Sam Kerr puts Blues ahead, only for a disputed penalty to deny Emma Hayes’ side victory.
Meanwhile…
Two exciting USWNT prospects met in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday.
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Sixteen-year-old phenom Lily Yohannes became the youngest player to start in a UWCL game in Ajax’s 2-0 win over PSG.
On the other side, former Notre Dame standout Korbin Albert started for PSG.
The 20-year-old made the leap to European soccer after her sophomore year with the Irish.
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