BARCELONA (Reuters) -A second-half goal by Barcelona winger Caroline Graham Hansen earned a 1-1 home draw with Chelsea on Thursday in their women's Champions League semi-final, second leg for a 2-1 aggregate win and a third straight appearance in the showpiece match.
Barca had edged Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg after Graham Hansen's early strike and in the final on June 3 will face either Arsenal or VfL Wolfsburg, who drew 2-2 in the first leg in Germany and play the second leg in London on Monday.
"In the second half I knew it was a tense situation but also a dangerous one because one slip from us could have let Chelsea level the tie. Barcelona could have opened the scoring early in the return leg through a close-range Graham Hansen goal but it was ruled out for a handball in the eighth minute.
Barca continued to push for a goal after the break and eventually broke the deadlock through Graham Hansen, who fired through the Chelsea keeper's legs from a tight angle.
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