Lagos, Nigeria — Chelsea Women captain Millie Bright don dey prepare well-well as dem get set to face Barcelona for di second leg of di UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final. Dis match go happen on Sunday, April 27, and Bright believe say home advantage go play big role to turn di 4-1 defeat from di first leg for Spain.
Bright show say she disappointment with di team performance for di first leg, where Barcelona score two goals for di last eight minutes to take lead. “Yeah, e no easy, but every time you face top team for football, na big challenge. But nothing dey impossible if we get di right mindset,” she talk.
“Di biggest thing from di first leg be say we no show our true self. We no play as Chelsea wey represent our values and di badge. E dey important say when you wear di kit, you dey ready to play in a particular manner. We really disappointed with our self,” she add.
Bright talk say di team go need to defend better than wetin dem do for di first game. “We don dey good at defending throughout di season, hard to beat and hard to score against us. So, dat make di performance really painful. But now, we get chance to bounce back and show wetin we fit do,” she confirm.
As di match dey approach, Bright mention say di group don dey work hard and get confidence. “Everybody sabi wetin we need to do and wetin we fit achieve. So, we dey excited for di game,” she talk. “Dis na opportunity to show wetin Chelsea really be about. Dem go come to our turf and we wan play for our ground.”
For her 200th Women’s Super League appearance, Bright help di team secure 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, adding another milestone to her impressive career. Dis experience go help her lead di team dey face di challenge against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.
“We get plenty experience for di team. Age no matter. We don set task for ourselves and we dey ready to face am. We just need to stay calm. We no get anything to lose, na to give our best for di pitch,” Bright stress.
Tickets still dey available for fans wey wan support di team as dem dey prepare for dis big match.
Sonia Bompastor, di manager, don also urge di team to “go for am”. Di coach talk say Chelsea’s task go hard but dem ready to make di effort. “We need to score, so we go try our best. Dis na di DNA of di club,” she said during press conference.
Di last time wey Barcelona lose by three goals na for 2019 final and dem no don lose by dat margin since den. Chelsea fans need to rally behind their team as dem look to create magic for di night.
Bright conclude say, “If we wan turn dis around, we need electric atmosphere at di Bridge. Di fans be very important, dey give us push when we dey tire and make e hard for di opponents. No one fit assume this tie don finish.”
