‘Bring on Barca’ – Chelsea’s ‘quadruple mentality’ is back

Next: Barcelona? “Bring it on”.

Chelsea captain Millie Bright responded to their request to reach the Women’s Champions League for the third time in a row with the Spanish giants.

Chelsea blew away Manchester City in a ruthless display at Stamford Bridge to erase a first-leg deficit. Belief is prevalent in the squad, and it was abundant.

After coming out of the tie with a 2-0 lead, Sonia Bompastor’s side had to work, but they still managed to win.

“We never had any doubts. We were completely confident in ourselves. There were more goals than three, according to Bright.

We are incredibly motivated to return, they say. A true Chelsea performance, to be sure.

Barcelona has stopped Chelsea’s quest for European glory in previous years, but this year they have an additional incentive.

Chelsea are already in the Women’s League Cup, eight points clear of the top of the league, and they are also in the semi-finals of the Women’s FA Cup, which means they will need to win a quadruple.

Former Chelsea midfielder Karen Carney commented on TNT Sports, “The quadruple mentality is back on.”

You can’t stop them because they are a train, and they are not stopping. They will be “we want that quadruple and we are not going to stop.”

Bompastor claims she won’t allow herself to consider a four-trophy haul, but Chelsea has a lot of ambitions and their performance against City on Thursday lends itself to a challenge.

Bright told BBC Sport, “We had every reason to believe that we could turn things around.”

We knew we were only going to be ruthless because we were completely confident. A true Chelsea performance, to be sure. The supporters were incredible.

Everyone showing up and providing, according to the statement. “It’s all about the mentality, the belief, and everyone.”

With a strong first-half performance from Sandy Baltimore, Nathalie Bjorn, and Mayra Ramirez, Chelsea was far superior in every way.

They exerted a lot of pressure on City and came away with a decisive lead overall, but Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Ramirez missed more opportunities with Bjorn and Erin Cuthbert hitting the woodwork.

“This is the Chelsea that we know, and this is the Chelsea that does the work.” Eni Aluko, a former Blues striker, said, “It was about energy, hunger, and desire.”

The Champions League is the one that has failed them, according to the quadruple.

The players have worked hard for years to win the Champions League, even if they don’t do the quadruple.

Chelsea will have to defeat a Barca side in three of the previous four seasons in order for them to finally capture the Champions League.

On their way to bringing the trophy home, the Catalans defeated Chelsea 4-0 in the final of 2021 before winning the trophy with a 4-0 victory in the semi-finals of 2023 and 2024.

Bompastor’s painful experiences as Lyon manager and Barcelona will serve as additional motivation the following month.

Is this Chelsea’s year, though, after adding Naomi Girma and Keira Walsh to their squads?

Although, as you all know, Barcelona have a lot of experience and talent in the squad, Bompastor said, “We’ll do everything we can to make that happen.”

“Everything is possible in football.” We want to enjoy these two games first, because it wasn’t easy, but I’ll give it all the confidence we need.

Chelsea’s victory over City marked the conclusion of a thrilling four-game series that the two teams played in two weeks.