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Uefa Women's Champions League UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Cherry Red Records Stadium - Kingston Sunday 22 April 2018 Chelsea LFC 19.05CET (18.05 local time) VfL Wolfsburg Semi-finals, First leg Last updated 17/04/2018 10:41CET UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Squad list 2 Legend 4 1 Chelsea LFC - VfL Wolfsburg Sunday 22 April 2018 - 19.05CET (18.05 local time) Match press kit Cherry Red Records Stadium, Kingston Squad list Chelsea LFC Current season All-time UWCLQ UWCL UWCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Hedvig Lindahl SWE 29/04/1983 34 - - - 6 - 14 - 14 - 12 Rebecca Spencer ENG 22/02/1991 27 - - - - - 10 - 10 - 28 Carly Telford ENG 07/07/1987 30 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Maria Thorisdottir NOR 05/06/1993 24 - - - 6 - 6 - 6 - 3 Hannah Blundell ENG 25/05/1994 23 - - - 6 - 11 - 11 - 5 Gilly Flaherty ENG 24/08/1991 26 - - - 5 1 39 4 42 4 11 Claire Rafferty ENG 11/01/1989 29 - - - 1 - 6 - 6 - 16 Magdalena Ericsson SWE 08/09/1993 24 - - - 6 - 12 1 12 1 21 Deanna Cooper ENG 20/06/1993 24 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 4 Millie Bright ENG 21/08/1993 24 - - - 6 - 12 - 12 - 8 Karen Carney ENG 01/08/1987 30 - - - 3 - 24 2 33 7 10 So-Yun Ji KOR 21/02/1991 27 - - - 4 2 10 2 10 2 17 Katie Chapman ENG 15/06/1982 35 - - - 6 - 52 11 61 14 18 Maren Mjelde NOR 06/11/1989 28 - - - 6 - 16 2 19 3 22 Erin Cuthbert SCO 19/07/1998 19 - - - 3 1 7 1 7 1 24 Drew Spence ENG 23/10/1992 25 - - - 5 1 9 1 9 1 25 Jade Bailey ENG 11/11/1995 22 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 31 Isabella Sibley ENG 23/10/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Gemma Davison ENG 17/04/1987 31 - - - 3 - 44 3 52 6 9 Eniola Aluko ENG 21/02/1987 31 - - - 2 - 8 2 8 2 14 Francesca Kirby ENG 29/06/1993 24 - - - 6 4 10 6 10 6 23 Ramona Bachmann SUI 25/12/1990 27 S - - 6 2 47 11 53 15 30 Nicole Douglas ENG 31/07/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - Coach - Emma Hayes ENG 18/10/1976 41 - - - 6 - 12 - 12 - 2 Chelsea LFC - VfL Wolfsburg Sunday 22 April 2018 - 19.05CET (18.05 local time) Match press kit Cherry Red Records Stadium, Kingston VfL Wolfsburg Current season All-time UWCLQ UWCL UWCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Almuth Schult GER 09/02/1991 27 - - - 6 - 34 - 34 - 12 Jana Burmeister GER 06/03/1989 29 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 29 Merle Frohms GER 28/01/1995 23 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 33 Melina Loeck GER 01/07/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Luisa Wensing GER 08/02/1993 25 - - - - - 34 2 37 4 4 Nilla Fischer SWE 02/08/1984 33 - - - 5 - 45 5 45 5 6 Katharina Baunach GER 18/01/1989 29 - - - 2 - 11 1 13 1 8 Babett Peter GER 12/05/1988 29 - - - 4 - 54 7 56 7 14 Meret Wittje GER 10/07/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 16 Noelle Maritz SUI 23/12/1995 22 - - - 6 - 23 - 25 - 24 Joelle Wedemeyer GER 12/08/1996 21 - - - 3 - 8 - 8 - 30 Franziska Fiebig GER 02/04/1993 25 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 3 Zsanett Jakabfi HUN 18/02/1990 28 - - - 4 - 30 15 33 15 7 Sara Bjork Gunnarsdóttir ISL 29/09/1990 27 - - - 6 5 41 16 44 19 9 Anna Blässe GER 27/02/1987 31 - - - 5 - 39 1 39 1 15 Anna-Lena Stolze GER 08/07/2000 17 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 21 Lara Dickenmann SUI 27/11/1985 32 - - - 5 2 66 13 66 13 27 Isabel Kerschowski GER 22/01/1988 30 - - - 2 - 40 8 46 10 28 Lena Goessling GER 08/03/1986 32 - - - 6 - 40 2 40 2 Forwards 10 Tessa Wullaert BEL 19/03/1993 25 - - - 5 4 18 7 21 7 11 Alexandra Popp GER 06/04/1991 27 - - - 6 4 60 22 65 23 17 Ewa Pajor POL 03/12/1996 21 - - - 4 3 14 4 17 11 19 Samantha Steuerwald GER 11/10/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - 22 Pernille Harder DEN 15/11/1992 25 - - - 5 6 13 7 13 7 26 Caroline Graham Hansen NOR 18/02/1995 23 - - - 5 2 28 8 28 8 Coach - Stephan Lerch GER 10/08/1984 33 - - - 6 - 6 - 6 - 3 Chelsea LFC - VfL Wolfsburg Sunday 22 April 2018 - 19.05CET (18.05 local time) Match press kit Cherry Red Records Stadium, Kingston Legend :: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals UWCLQ: UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers UWCL: UEFA Women's Champions League All-time UEFA: All games played in the UEFA Women's Champions League plus the qualifiers :: Match officials UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. :: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points :: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 4.
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