da bet7： Goals from the United States forward and the England star helped the Blues remain unbeaten in the UWCL as they prepare for the knockout rounds
da fezbet： Goals from Fran Kirby and Mia Fishel saw Emma Hayes and Chelsea move into the next phase of their Champions League dream on a high as the Blues ended the group stage unbeaten, defeating a giant-killing Paris FC side 4-0 to preserve that record ahead of the knockout rounds.
It's Hayes' last chance to win this competition with the club as she prepares to take on the role as the United States women's national team head coach later this year and Kirby, a player she signed some nine years ago from Reading, broke the deadlock in Chelsea's final group-stage fixture with a clinical header.
Paris, in need of a win to progress with the English champions to the knockout rounds, ramped up the pressure after that goal but instead it was their visitors who would add to the scoreline before half time, Fishel this time heading home an effort that star goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was visibly frustrated to have let evade her.
Chelsea's third goal was even more disappointing for the hosts, though, some defensive chaos allowing Guro Reiten to round off the scoring from the bench and the Norwegian added an assist to her impressive cameo, too, when her corner was headed home by compatriot Maren Mjelde in the final minutes.
GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Stade Charlety in Paris…
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Zecira Musovic (6/10):
Wasn't always accurate with her passing and will have been relieved to see an attempted lob of her go wide, but made some good saves to preserve her clean sheet.
Ashley Lawrence (6/10):
Battled well in defence, winning plenty of her duels, and offered support at the other end of the pitch, too. Lost her marker to give Paris a golden chance early in the second half but, fortunately for Chelsea, it wasn't taken.
Kadeisha Buchanan (8/10):
Stood firm with several important interventions when Chelsea found themselves under pressure. Excellent in possession.
Maren Mjelde (7/10):
Like Buchanan, didn't dive in when under pressure, though she was sometimes exposed for a lack of pace. Again, brilliant on the ball and got herself a goal with a late header.
Eve Perisset (7/10):
Felt a little less influential in the game when not playing on her usual right side but a solid display all the same.
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Sophie Ingle (6/10):
Let her marker run free a couple of times when Chelsea were under pressure but she kept the ball well when they had it.
Sjoeke Nusken (7/10):
Played some nice passes into the channel, particularly the one that gave Cankovic the chance to cross for Kirby's opener.
Jelena Cankovic (8/10):
Perfect cross to Kirby to allow her to break the deadlock and then showed great patience to tee up Fishel to make it two. Took her chance to shine on her first start since November.
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Fran Kirby (7/10):
A clinical header opened the scoring. Lively when she got on the ball.
Mia Fishel (7/10):
Showed great determination to beat her marker to Cankovic's cross and net her first Champions League goal. Worked hard to lead the line well.
Aggie Beever-Jones (7/10):
Did her defensive work well while also giving Paris something to think about on the attack.
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Guro Reiten (8/10):
Got herself on the scoresheet from the bench, capitalising on some defensive chaos to do so with a superb finish. Bagged an assist, too, when her corner was headed home by compatriot Mjelde.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (5/10):
Came on with just over 25 minutes to go but struggled to get involved.
Niamh Charles (N/A):
Only on for the closing stages.
Emma Hayes (7/10):
Picked a team with a nice balance of consistency and players getting an opportunity. With top spot in the group already secured and Paris needing to win for their own qualification hopes, it wasn't so much of a surprise to see the French side have good spells but Hayes' team got the job done to end the group stage on a high.