Chelsea stun Barcelona to take first-leg lead back to Stamford Bridge

FIRST LEG: Chelsea claimed a stunning win in Barcelona. Pic: AP Photo/Jose Breton

Erin Cuthbert gave Chelsea a priceless first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after inflicting a first home defeat for five years on the holders.

Cuthbert’s 40th-minute strike was enough to secure a 1-0 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys – Barca’s first defeat of the season – on an afternoon when the Blues produced a superb defensive display to deny the free-scoring defending champions a single shot on target.