Chelsea Women Rout Roma in Champions League Opener
LONDON (Interstat) — Chelsea Women opened their UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign with a dominant 6-0 victory over AS Roma on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. The hosts overwhelmed the Italian side from the start, with substitute Valentina Bergamaschi opening the scoring in the 13th minute. Defender Wieke Kaptein and midfielder Johanna Rytting Kaneryd added first-half goals before Maika Hamano and Lucy Bronze completed the rout in the second half. The lopsided result far exceeded a pregame projection of a 3-1 Chelsea win. Chelsea begins the group stage with a win, while Roma starts with a loss.