Chelsea Women stunned Barcelona Women in their Champions League semi-final first leg, with a 1-0 win inflicting a first home defeat in five years on the Spanish side.
Emma Hayes said Chelsea must be cheered on by a sold-out Stamford Bridge to reach the Champions League final, while Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati labelled the Blues "dirty".
Chelsea will play Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League after the European champions secured a 5-2 aggregate victory over Brann.
Chelsea eased into the Champions League semi-finals despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Ajax at Stamford Bridge.
Guro Reiten's penalty and a Mylene Chavas own goal saw Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to qualify for the Women's Champions League quarter-finals
Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez is set to leave the club at the end of the Liga F season, adding that his next job is "outside of Europe".
Olga Carmona's controversial penalty and Niamh Charles' disallowed goal denied Chelsea a deserved Women's Champions League opening win in a 2-2 draw at Real Madrid.
Emma Hayes admitted it would be a fairytale end to her Chelsea career by lifting the Women's Champions League for the first time at the end of the season.
# | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
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1 | FC Barcelona Women | 6 | 22 | 16 |
2 | Benfica Women | 6 | -3 | 9 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt Ladies | 6 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Rosengård Women | 6 | -20 | 1 |