Barcelona vs Chelsea - UWCL preview: TV channel, live stream, team news & prediction
Either Barcelona or Chelsea will have a place in the 2023 Women's Champions League final at the end of 90 or 120 minutes at Camp Nou this week as the pair contest their semi-final second leg.
Barcelona, aiming for a third successive final in the competition, hold a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg last weekend when Caroline Graham Hansen scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge.
By virtue of that lead and now being at home, the Catalans are in the driving seat, but it is not beyond Chelsea to get back into the tie if they get their tactics right.
Chelsea were comfortably beaten by Barcelona in their only previous appearance in the Champions League final in 2021, while Barcelona fell to Lyon in the 2022 edition.
Where to watch Barcelona vs Chelsea on TV/live stream
- When is kick off? Thursday 27 April, 17:45 (BST)
- Where is the match being played? Camp Nou
- TV channel/live stream? DAZN UEFA Women's Champions League YouTube
- Referee? Esther Staubli (SUI)
Barcelona team news
Alexia Putellas has been declared fit ahead of the game, having been 'discharged' by Barcelona's medical department. The captain hasn't played since suffering an ACL injury on the eve of Euro 2022 last summer and so a start still remains unlikely.
Right-back Lucy Bronze is ruled out after undergoing a surgical procedure on her knee.
Chelsea team news
Emma Hayes used almost every inch of her available squad in the first leg. Fran Kirby has travelled to Barcelona but isn't part of the matchday squad, while Millie Bright, Kadeisha Buchanan and Katerina Svitkova all stayed behind.
Lauren James was the vicitim of a tactical reshuffle, relegated to the bench, and could be again.
Barcelona vs Chelsea score prediction
Chelsea will give this everything. But with the key players they have missing, it could be one hurdle too many against one of the best women's club teams of all time.
An early Chelsea goal could make it interesting, but Barcelona hold the initiative and aren't under pressure to chase the game. But, at some point, the visitors will have to go for it, which has the potential to leave too many gaps and allow Barcelona to pick them off.