Barcelona stun Chelsea with early blitz to win Women’s Champions League

Barcelona shrugged off their Champions League final demons to obliterate Chelsea and deliver a crushing blow to the prestige of the Women's Super League.

A first-minute own goal and another three inside 36 minutes, from the midfielders Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmati and the Norwegian forward Caroline Graham Hansen, quietened the usually vocal Emma Hayes, who stood alone in her technical area, unable to mastermind a way past an exhilarating team that has played 26 and won 26 on the way to a La Liga title with five games to play, scoring 129 goals and conceding only five in the process.