Canadians in the spotlight as Chelsea loses to Barcelona in Women’s Champions League

LONDON — Kadeisha Buchanan was sent off and fellow Canadian Ashley Lawrence conceded a penalty as Chelsea's Women's Champions League run ended in the semifinal, dispatched 2-1 on aggregate by Barcelona after losing Saturday's second leg 2-0.Buchanan looked incredulous when Romanian referee Juliana Demetrescu showed her a red card in the 59th minute after issuing a second caution for the Canadian's tackle on Patri Guijarro. The 28-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

Bonmati went down minutes later when sandwiched between Lawrence and Jessica Carter as she sliced into the Chelsea penalty box. Bonmati's leg got clipped by Lawrence, who has 132 Canada caps, and the Spanish star hit the turf.Barcelona became the first team since Frankfurt and Potsdam in 2005 to advance after losing the semifinal first leg at home. Chelsea won 1-0 in Spain a week ago.

The Spanish club will face a French club in the final May 25. Paris Saint-Germain hosts Lyon in the second leg of the other semifinal Sunday. Lyon won the first leg 3-2.In the rain, Stamford Bridge was sold out for the first time for a women’s game. In front of a noisy crowd of 39,398 spectators, Chelsea looked to shut out Barcelona with a compact shape and an aggressive press like in the first leg.

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