They exited the competition with a whimper at Stamford Bridge. Up against it from kick-off as they faced a three-goal deficit from the first leg, Chelsea shipped a further four goals to close a promising campaign on a miserable note, Wieke Kaptein’s injury-time effort providing scant consolation.

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor said her team needed to “show more pride” after they were hammered 4-1 by Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge to crash out 8-2 on aggregate.

Another season, another Women's Champions League failure. Chelsea might be closing in on a domestic treble but they appear further away than ever from triumphing in Europe. A second 4-1 setback to Barcelona in the space of a week saw their latest attempt to land the Champions League end in an embarrassing 8-2 semi-final aggregate defeat.