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Chelsea Ladies battered by Wolfsburg in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge
CHELSEA LADIES were given a mountain to climb to save their season as they were thumped by German giants Wolfsburg Women in the Champions League round of 32.
Chelsea came unstuck against German giants Wolfsburg
The Blues were coming off the back of WSL disappointment, having surrendered the title to Manchester City, and were playing their first competitive game at Stamford Bridge.
A crowd of 3,783 turned out but they were disappointed with what they saw.
A hat-trick from Hungarian Zsanett Jakabfi punished some slack defending and means they head to Germany next week after a 3-0 defeat.
Jakabfi scooped the ball over goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl to open the scoring in the 12th minute before heading in the second while unmarked six minutes before the break.
Emma Hayes' side will struggle to overcome the deficit in Germany
She completed her hat-trick early in the second half from a counter-attack.
Meanwhile, in Scotland Hibs were thrashed 6-0 at home by Bayern Munich.
Stefanie van der Gragt opened the scoring after six minutes before goals from Vivianne Miedema and Melanie Leupolz gave the German side a 3-0 lead at half-time.
Miedema added Bayern's fourth in the 57th minute with Leupolz scoring the fifth six minutes later.
Melanie Behringer wrapped up a comprehensive victory with a 67th-minute penalty.
Manchester City face Russian side Zvezda-2005 tomorrow night.