Chelsea humbled at home by Barcelona and Bonmatí

They came in hope of witnessing the greatest comeback in Women's Champions League history, to overturn Barcelona's 4-1 first-leg lead.

- Tom Garry

Instead, 26,702 people at Stamford Bridge saw another chastening defeat for Chelsea as the holders cruised through to their fifth consecutive final with an 8-2 aggregate victory that demonstrated the gulf in quality between the two teams.

The result ended Chelsea's hopes of lifting a quadruple of major trophies, before a week when they could be crowned Women's Super League champions, and kept this peerless Barcelona team on course to lift their third consecutive European title.

Knowing they needed to win the second leg by at least three goals to have any hope of progressing to the final on 24 May, after their heavy defeat in the first leg in Catalonia, Chelsea were hoping to score early to apply some pressure, but instead they trailed 3-0 by half-time.

First, the Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí - who was orchestrating so much of the visitors' stylish passing - raced clear down Chelsea's left and had too much pace for Niamh Charles, running into the box unhindered before lashing a finish into the roof of the net at Hannah Hampton's near post.