DERBY, England — Chelsea‘s quadruple campaign was kick-started with a 2-1 win over Manchester City in the League Cup final, handing manager Sonia Bompastor her first piece of silverware with the club and taking her one step closer to winning a quadruple in her inaugural season.
Mayra Ramírez broke the deadlock in the eighth minute at Pride Park after unfortunate defender Laia Aleixandri diverted the ball back into the striker’s path to tap home easily. Chelsea’s defense kept their narrow lead intact until Aoba Fujino‘s rocket from the edge of the area levelled the tie midway through the second half.
The contrast in defending was prevalent for Chelsea’s second and ultimately the decisive goal as the Women’s Super League leaders and reigning champions pressurized City’s back line, leading to Yui Hasegawa‘s own goal.
Chelsea take big step toward unbeaten quadruple season
One down, three to go. In the hunt for what would be a quadruple of trophies for the Blues, Chelsea have secured their first. It also manes Bompastor has a trophy in the cabinet as manager of the reigning WSL champions after joining the side from Lyon in the summer.
The remaining three trophies are all still within reach as well. They’re through to the FA Cup…
