Ellie Carpenter has been one of Chelsea's most effective players this season and she very nearly helps the Blues to an early lead in Sweden.

The Australian makes her way to the byline before fizzing a ball into the six yard box. Alyssa Thompson just can't squeeze in front of her marker in time to tap home.

Plenty of early pressure from Hacken, high energy pressing as Chelsea attempt to play out from the back.

Off we go in Gothenburg.

Can Chelsea continue their unbeaten run or will it be a first three-pointer for Hacken?

Let's find out!

Chelsea's record in this stage of this competition is pretty remarkable.

The Blues are unbeaten across their last 27 group stage or league phase games in the Women's Champions League - a run that stretches back to a 4-0 defeat by Wolfsburg in December 2021.

Plus, they have yet to concede in Europe this season.

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has said her team have analysed Saturday's disappointing result against Everton and are ready to move on tonight's game against Hacken.

"I think the frustration came from the result because we have ambitions, and dropping two points at home is never good, but it happens," Bompastor said.

"The good thing with a quick turnaround is you analyse the game and give the players feedback, but you also need to move on.

"You need to focus on something new. We have a new game coming, in a new competition, so it’s the best thing for us in terms of moving on.'

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Hacken might be the Swedish champions and winners of the inaugural Women's Europa League, but they've had a tough start to the Champions League this season.

They were beaten 1-0 by Inter Milan in their opening game before suffering a 3-0 defeat by Juventus a week later.

However, they finally got off the mark with a 1-1 draw against a 10-player Paris FC at the end of last month.

When they last faced Chelsea, over home and away games in the 2023-24 season, they drew 1-1 at Kingsmeadow before falling to a 3-1 defeat in Sweden.

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We're only three games into this term's Women's Champions League, but Hacken's domestic season is almost over.

The Swedish side play their final league game of the campaign on Sunday, although that will only be a victory procession for the club after they were crowned champions for the second year running earlier this month with two games to spare.

Having also lifted the inaugural Women's Europa Cup in May, it's turned out to be a very successful season for Hacken.

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Sonia Bompastor has made six changes to her side following the 1-1 draw against Everton in the WSL at the weekend.

Livia Peng replaces Hannah Hampton between the sticks. Defensive duo Nathalie Bjorn and Veerle Buurrman come in for Kadeisha Buchanan and Katie McCabe.

Lexi Potter takes Erin Cuthbert's place in midfield and in attack Sjoeke Nusken and Alyssa Thompson replace Sandy Baltimore and Manaka Matsukubo.

Chelsea XI: Peng, Carpenter, Bronze, Bjorn, Buurman, Potter, Walsh, Nusken, Thompson, Kaptein, Malard

Substitutes: Hampton, Spencer, Cuthbert, Baltimore, McCabe, Beever-Jones, Matsukubo, Dragoni, Buchanan, Brown, Hamano, Las

Hacken XI: Falk, McBride, Ostlund, Luik, Rybrink, Palmadottir, Matriano, Sanvig, Karlsson, Olvestad, Bodin

Substitutes: Omewa, Anvegard, Sandberch, Selerud, Chinzimu, Akgun, Fossdalsa, Tindell, Staaf, Ayinde, Karisson

Let's see who's lining up for Sonia Bompastor's side this evening...

Chelsea

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor speaking before her side take on Hacken in the Champions League:

"We've been really pleased with how we've been performing. Tonight it's a different competition. It's important to bounce back from the weekend.

"A quick turnaround was best for us to focus on something different."

Chelsea will be hoping for a more convincing performance in Sweden this evening following their 1-1 draw against Everton on Saturday.

The Blues were forced to settle for a point despite having 20 shots, an expected goals total of 2.14 and 55 touches in Everton's penalty area.

The result, paired with Manchester City's 5-0 win over West Ham, saw Chelsea drop from the top of the WSL table and into second.

With a potential title decider against City this weekend, Sonia Bompastor will want to gather some much-needed momentum.

Reigning champions Barcelona are the only team to have won all three of their league phase matches so far, but the three English sides - Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City - remain unbeaten in the competition.

While Arsenal and Chelsea are sitting comfortably in the top four, City - after three consecutive draws - have plenty of work to do in their three remaining games if they are to avoid a play-off to reach the knockout stages.

Here's what's coming up...

• Hacken v Chelsea (17:45)
• Real Madrid v Paris FC (17:45)
• Inter Milan v Man City (20:00)
• PSG v Bayern Munich (20:00)
• Roma v Servette (20:00)

We're at the halfway stage of the league phase in the Women's Champions League and it's still all to play for with three games left.

There are five matches coming up this evening, with both Chelsea and Manchester City in action and hoping to move up the standings.

Sonia Bompastor's side kick off at Hacken in 30 minutes, while Andree Jeglertz's City are up against Inter Milan at 20:00 GMT.

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