Maren Mjelde scores late to put Chelsea in the Champions League semifinal | Soccer

Maren Mjelde's goal against Paris Saint-Germain allowed Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger not to blush and offered the Blues a semi-final of the Champions League against Lyon.

After dominating the first period, PSG scored a goal two minutes from the end of the second period, before the terrible goal of Berger is likely to equalize.

Chelsea won the first match 2-0 in London last week, but the match was marred by a group of supporters visiting PSG armed with weapons that were thrown off the ground by police before the coup d'etat. 39; shipment.

At the Stade Jean-Bouin, supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with them, unfurling a "Treaties like criminals" banner, launching flares and now a glowing atmosphere. Chelsea's director, Emma Hayes, appreciated the ardent atmosphere: "I loved it, I hummed the songs as the game unfolded. That adds to the sport when we play in front of crowds like this one, and I can only congratulate and congratulate PSG for that, because it certainly gave them an advantage at home. "

On the field, Chelsea started on the front foot, forcing two fast turns, but six minutes from the end, a goaltender put them in danger. The goalkeeper, signed from Birmingham in January, rushed out of the box to clear but missed the ball completely. Fortunately, Hannah Blundell was present to save the opposing team.

From there, Chelsea was under pressure. Five minutes from the end, Kadidiatou Diani escaped from Mjelde on the left, but his shot was dropped from the near post.

If the PSG was a waste in the first half, it was much more clinical in the second and it took them only two minutes to get out of the stalemate. Canadian international Ashley Lawrence caught a long ball on the left and sent a recess. Diani was there to score 10 yards. This is the first goal conceded by Chelsea in the competition this season.

Less than 10 minutes later, PSG equalized. This time, no one could save Berger who, without any pressure, fumbled in a corner and the balloon bounced on her and on the line.

But, with 91 minutes, Mjelde spun Karen Carney's center from left to open fire at the last post to unleash Hayes and Chelsea's bench. "I have a united group and a group full of enthusiasm that are making their way through adversity and we have withstood many difficult times to stay in the game," Hayes said.

"In the last five minutes, I felt we wanted a winner. I could feel it. So when Karen Carney dropped it in that space, I knew that there would be only one result. "

Chelsea face Lyon in the semifinals after the defending champions defeated Wolfsburg 6-3 overall. Barcelona will face Bayern Munich in the other semifinal.