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chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor Felt that his team performed brilliantly and defeated FC Twente 3-1 for the second consecutive time Champions League Win, but faces anxious wait over Lauren’s fitness james,
Woman super league The champions top Group B after consecutive European wins.
However, Bompastor was forced to make a late change to his initial starting eleven and was replaced by Johanna Wring Canreid. England Forward James who had picked up a foot problem.
“In the last moment of the warm-up he felt something in his leg,” Bompastor was quoted as saying by Chelsea’s club website.
“It is too early for me to say anything else about LJ at this time. We will have to assess her tomorrow in London and see how she feels.
Aggie Beaver-Jones gave the Blues an early lead in Enschede, before Maika Hamano’s superb long-range effort doubled their advantage before half-time.
Guro Reiten scored the third goal from the penalty spot in the second half, his 50th goal for Chelsea, while Nicky van Dijk opened the scoring for Twente in the 68th minute.
“We started the game strongly. We were able to score really fast,” Bompastor said.
“We saw some good movement from the players. To me, we only got three points that are really important. We are at the top now which is the main goal.
“Also, we got the opportunity to rotate and manage some players. Some players may be rested to prepare for the WSL match on Sunday (against Tottenham).
“It shows how much quality there is in the group, and also how much I trust everyone in the group.
“It’s good to have quality in the group to ensure we can take turns and play every single game with a lot of competition.”