Chelsea appeared closer than ever to winning the Champions League, but after a crushing defeat to Barcelona, they now seem further away than ever.

Chelsea’s hopes of achieving the quadruple ended on a miserable afternoon at Stamford Bridge when they were thumped by Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Trailing 4-1 on aggregate after the first leg,

Defending champion Barcelona reached the women's Champions League final in dominant fashion on Sunday after winning 4-1 at Chelsea in their semifinal return leg to advance 8-2 on aggregate. Slick Barcelona stayed on course for a third straight Champions League title and fourth overall,