Sam Kerr appeared to set Chelsea on the path to victory only for Carmona's late penalty to ensure the points were shared.
The eve of Chelsea's return to Madrid was dominated by the news that Emma Hayes had been appointed as the next head coach of the US women's national team, with the Blues' manager set to move across to the US at the end of this season. The news of her departure almost 10 days previous will have come as a shock to players and fans alike with Bright stating that they were all "gutted".
As such, this season will be the eighth and final chance for the longstanding Chelsea manager to get her hands on the Champions League trophy. She oversaw a run to the semifinals last season that ended in disappointment at the hands of Barcelona and her acquisitions over the summer - Ashley Lawrence and Sjoeke Nüsken, for instance - pointed to her taking one final shot at the one trophy missing from her trophy-laden Chelsea career.
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