Sam Kerr marks first Chelsea start in nearly two years with double in rout of St P

Chelsea breezed past Austrian outfit St P?lten to seal their second Women?s Champions League victory of the campaign. Two goals from Catarina Macario, a finish from Wieke Kaptein, a double for Sam Kerr on her return to the starting lineup and an unfortunate Lisa Ebert own goal moved them up to second at the halfway stage of the league phase.
There was no doubt that Bompastor?s side were coming into this as heavy favourites with evident disparities between the two. While both have dominated their domestic leagues in recent years ? St P?lten have lifted the ?FB-Frauenliga 10 times in the last decade; Chelsea have won eight WSL titles in the same time ? the difference in resource, investment and experience in Europe is stark. While the English champions have reached the semi-finals of the competition for the last three seasons, the Austrians have to go back to November 2022 for their last win in Europe.
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