Chelsea, playing before a sparse crowd of 11,000 at Stamford Bridge, managed to hold Barcelona to a 1-1 draw, just months after suffering a heavy defeat in the Champions League semi-finals last season. The home side took the lead with a superb goal from Carpenter, while Pajor, with her eleventh goal of the season and third in three Champions League matches, secured the draw. It was a hard-fought match in London, with plenty of midfield battles and no clear dominance from either side. The draw keeps Barcelona at the top of the Champions League group stage with 10 points, the same as Jonatan Giráldez's Olympique Lyonnais. The match was characterized by its evenness and intensity. The English would be the first to strike, although before taking the lead, Barça had found an opening in a play resulting from the connection between Pina - who would thread a delightful pass - and Graham Hansen, who could not get a clean shot away due to the opposition of the defense blueThe home side responded to this initial threat from Barça with a stunning goal from Carpenter, the right winger, who punished the Barça defense when they were caught out of position. It wasn't an easy task for Barça at Stamford Bridge, but neither the goal (nor the London cold) would intimidate the Catalan team. Pajor celebrated the equalizer, but only for a few seconds. The Polish player fired a good shot across goal, but the goal was disallowed for offside. The Barça striker, who was making her second consecutive start after recovering from her knee injury, was able to celebrate with gusto minutes later.