Kapteen strikes early as Chelsea Women beat Austria Vienna in WCL
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Chelsea Women secured a Women's Champions League win over Austria Vienna, with an early goal from Kapteen proving decisive.
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Attributed to original sourceWieke Kaptein’s early goal gave Chelsea a winning start to their Champions League campaign against Austria Vienna but it was a far from comfortable evening for the Blues.
A David v Goliath scale endeavour welcomed the visiting team at the Cherry Red Records stadium. The mammoth financial gulf between the two teams was excellently highlighted by the Austrian broadcaster ORF in the buildup, which reported that “Chelsea Women’s personnel costs alone for the 2024/25 season, at a cool €17m, were higher than those of the entire Austria club (€14.9m) – including the men’s department, by far the largest item.” Meanwhile, Uefa noted that the manager Stefan Kenesei has a full-time job in state pensions insurance.
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What happened
Chelsea opened their Women's Champions League campaign with a victory against Austria Vienna. An early strike from Kapteen set the tone, and Chelsea managed the result to claim all three points. The win gives the London side a strong start in the group stage of Europe's premier club competition.
Chance analysis
Chelsea's first Women's Champions League outing of the season produced the result they needed, with Kapteen's early intervention settling a tie they were expected to win. Taking care of business at home against lower-seeded opposition is the kind of workhorse performance that tends to build momentum through the group phase, and Chelsea's squad depth should let them rotate as the schedule tightens.
Chelsea Women gain three points and momentum in their WCL group, while Austria Vienna face an uphill battle after an opening defeat.