Death, taxes and Chelsea facing Barcelona in the Women's Champions League. There are some things in life that are inevitable.
And until Thursday night, a Barça win at Stamford Bridge had also been an inevitability. The 1-1 draw in their meeting in the league phase was the first time in four matches that the Catalan side came away from west London without a win.
Ellie Carpenter's stunning strike from inside the box gave the hosts an early lead. But they were ahead for only eight minutes, after Ewa Pajor levelled matters with a goal of great technical quality.
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Such was the intensity of performance by both sides that even a nine-minute halt in play due to a technical failure in the first hald didn't disrupt either side's momentum.
Catarina Macario had a late goal disallowed for offside and moments later, Carpenter missed an easy chance from close range.
Re-live this entertaining affair below.