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Women?s League Cup final: A little over three hours until kick-off between Chelsea and Manchester United in the Women?s League Cup final.
Sonia Bompastor?s side have a stellar record in finals, sweeping the domestic trophies last season, and they will back themselves to go back-to-back, having won five of the last six encounters against Marc Skinner?s team.
This showdown at Ashton Gate is in line to be Rolf??s 14th major final appearance. The 32-year-old has been involved in two Swedish cup finals, two in Germany with Wolfsburg, three Copa de la Reina finals, an Olympic final and five Champions League finals, so how does she prepare for the big occasions?
?I usually try, especially when it?s an afternoon or evening game, to do something throughout the day so I?m not only thinking about the game and getting stuck in my head, so I?m trying to [go] grocery shopping or doing something that can distract my mind a little bit,? the two-time Champions League winner says.
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