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This could have been a potential banana skin in Chelsea’s quest to become European Champions.
With the quarter-final and semi-final draws made at the same time, there was a danger of seeing beyond this last eight fixture with Ajax to a potential match up with three-time winners Barcelona.
But Emma Hayes does not allow her players to get ahead of themselves.
This was a classic Chelsea performance. Professional, efficient and champion-like. This 3-0 win in Amsterdam, courtesy of a Lauren James strike and a brace from Sjoeke Nusken, will surely be enough to see them through to the semi-finals. But Hayes will not view it like that. There is still another leg to play and, in her mind, the job is not done until it is done.
With this Ajax’s first appearance in the knockout stages, Chelsea were considered favourites coming into this tie. But the Dutch side are no means pushovers. They progressed from a group that contained Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Roma and also boasted a
