Chelsea Thrash Roma 6-0 to Move Closer to Women's Champions League Quarter-Finals
Chelsea comprehensively defeated Roma 6-0 in their Women's Champions League group phase match at Stamford Bridge on 10 December 2025. The victory propelled Chelsea into third place in the group, bringing them within one game of securing automatic qualification for the quarter-finals.
Roma opened the scoring in an unfortunate manner, with Valentina Bergamaschi conceding an own goal in the 13th minute following a cross from Sandy Baltimore. Chelsea then doubled their lead with a goal from Wieke Kaptein, resulting from a skillful sequence involving Johanna Rytting Kaneryd's run and Sam Kerr’s involvement.
Shortly before half-time, Rytting Kaneryd extended Chelsea’s advantage by scoring a far-post finish off a cross from Kerr. Early in the second half, Sjoeke Nüsken converted a penalty after a lengthy VAR check to make the score 4-0. Chelsea continued their dominance with Maika Hamano scoring the fifth goal following a build-up involving Guro Reiten. Lucy Bronze completed the scoring to seal the 6-0 victory.
Chelsea made six changes to their lineup from their previous loss to Everton. Millie Bright started after two appearances on the bench, while 19-year-old Lexi Potter came on at half-time and immediately tested Roma’s goalkeeper Olivie Lukasova with a shot.
The team was without Erin Cuthbert and Nathalie Björn for this match. Manchester United’s 0-3 defeat to Lyon and Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw with Atlético Madrid also helped Chelsea rise to third place. Chelsea now face an away group game against Wolfsburg, with automatic progression to the quarter-finals potentially depending on other results.
