LONDON -- Chelsea drew 1-1 with Barcelona on Thursday at Stamford Bridge, in a UEFA Women's Champions League match that had a eight-minute delay during the first half due to technical failure.

The two teams know each other extremely well, having met at the semifinal stage of the tournament the past three seasons, so this was always going to be one of the marquee matches of the Champions League pool stage. And for the most part it lived up to its billing, with both teams showing why they are some of the favourites to lift the trophy this season.

Chelsea, who named Millie Bright on the bench, opened the scoring through an Ellie Carpenter wondergoal after 16 minutes, only for Ewa Pajor to equalise in the 24th minute, pouncing on uncertainty in the Chelsea box and firing home.

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