Women's Champions League qualifying: Chelsea score five as Leuven near league phase return

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/Q7Hu2UDD/"]Chelsea[/a] were one of the sides to take a three-goal lead to the second leg after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/Krn18eIO/"]Real Sociedad[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-Q7Hu2UDD/real-sociedad-Krn18eIO/?mid=Shv31A96"]5-2 at home[/a]. [/p][p]Having fallen behind just seven minutes into the match, the Blues tied things up later in the half. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buurman-veerle/hGW8jAlj/"]Veerle Buurman[/a] gave the hosts their first lead of the match shortly after the restart, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marcos-cecilia/Kpal8KzC/"]Cecilia Marcos[/a] to restore parity minutes later.[/p][p]The 2020/21 finalists showed their experience, with substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malard-melvine/C8vohqQm/"]Melvine Malard[/a] netting twice while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lauren/nR4k89xo/"]Lauren James[/a] also found the back of the net to put them in a strong position for next week's decider.[/p][embed guid="184b4f10-9984-4032-89b7-5dd6f10b2e98" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2092698730814157207?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Chelsea have played in the group phase of the Women's Champions League in all five previous seasons since its introduction in 2020/21. Sociedad, meanwhile, are participating in Europe for just the second time, having lost at this stage in 2022/23.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolfsburg/Yaedf2i2/"]Wolfsburg[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-xQttQvNr/wolfsburg-Yaedf2i2/?mid=pCJzG9Oa"]enjoyed a 2-0 success[/a] over 10-woman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/xQttQvNr/"]Inter Milan[/a] as they near a return to the league phase. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/prasnikar-lara/naK3BHXL/"]Lara Prasnikar[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuver-camilla/6VdMmI97/"]Camilla Kuver[/a] were the goalscorers for the Germans, who are one of two former winners of the competition to partake in this season's qualifiers.[/p][p]Wolfsburg have beaten Italian opposition in all four previous two-legged ties in UWCL play, having gotten past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/vNUKeXyQ/"]Juventus[/a] in last season's knockout round play-offs.[/p][p]Speaking of Juve, they were also among the winners on Wednesday, getting past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-polten/461PX391/"]St. Polten[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/juventus-vNUKeXyQ/st-polten-461PX391/?mid=QqUtWLEc"]3-0 away[/a].[/p][embed guid="c2cdd522-69b7-4071-a6a9-e54e625a5ba0" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2092706650733842798?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pinto-tatiana/4fVGVjzE/"]Tatiana Pinto[/a] scored in either half for the [i]Bianconere, [/i]who, like their opponents, have reached the group phase in four of the five seasons so far.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/4xlfVfnP/"]Real Madrid[/a] got past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/thfc1rO7/"]Ajax[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-thfc1rO7/real-madrid-4xlfVfnP/?mid=l0KNQQxI"]2-0 in the Netherlands[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/C6sxeOzB/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/eintracht-frankfurt-C6sxeOzB/psg-8U7ZUNF2/?mid=r3PzLe6d"]drew 1-1[/a] with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/8U7ZUNF2/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a].[/p][p]Both goals in Germany came within the first 10 minutes as Frankfurt, four-time winners, outshot PSG 15-7 in the match.[/p][p]As for Real, they and Chelsea are looking to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/vkjy3nF9/"]Bayern Munich[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/YFBOvfnB/"]Barcelona[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/ro3DSjf2/"]OL Lyonnes[/a] as the only teams to partake in every group stage/league phase of the UWCL.[/p][h2]Leuven take commanding lead[/h2][p]In the champions path, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leuven/I9I2jkpo/"]OH Leuven[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czarni-sosnowiec-vZW7dIj3/leuven-I9I2jkpo/?mid=QkLjCRNO"]enjoyed a 4-1 away win[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czarni-sosnowiec/vZW7dIj3/"]Czarni Sosnowiec[/a] as the Belgian champions are 90 minutes away from playing in the league phase for the second season running.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/milek-klaudia/UaolYfTi/"]Klaudia Milek[/a] gave the Polish side hope as she cancelled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-ceuster-kadhiya/bP3h47Cr/"]Kadhiya De Ceuster[/a]'s opener. But Leuven did not panic, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dekker-isabella/f5yJwfbF/"]Isabella Dekker[/a]'s five-minute brace in the second half making the difference.[/p][p]Sosonwiec are the only side to reach this stage of the Women's Champions League from the first qualifying round. They are the only one of the 18 sides in this round looking to become their country's first representatives in the UWCL proper under the group phase era.[/p][embed guid="546e1e8d-8cf5-42cf-87b3-262b3a3e74af" url="https://x.com/UWCL/status/2092720559343726641?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-prague/bBYdAIQq/"]Sparta Prague[/a] defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/servette/SEksXw9A/"]Servette[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/servette-geneve-fc-SEksXw9A/sparta-prague-bBYdAIQq/?mid=SCUdNiWP"]3-2 in Czechia[/a] in a high-scoring encounter. The home side, semi-finalists in the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup last term, are aiming to qualify for the league phase for the first time. They fell at the final hurdle of qualifying three times.[/p][p]Switzerland's Servette made the group stage in 2021/22, but lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/fVWuplx1/"]AS Roma[/a] the last round of qualification two years ago.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/koge/QTzsW9AK/"]HB Koge[/a] are 90 minutes away from participating in the group phase for the second time after edging [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/hUGpYn1P/"]PSV[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/koge-QTzsW9AK/psv-hUGpYn1P/?mid=6NVdSwEM"]1-0[/a].[/p][p]Tuesday's only match saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brann/G23EI9Ep/"]Brann[/a] defeat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria-vienna/21HejI2E/"]Austria Wien[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austria-vienna-21HejI2E/brann-G23EI9Ep/?mid=Y9D7U8wg"]2-1[/a] after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davidson-lauren/hW7Y05KO/"]Lauren Davidson[/a] scored just past the hour mark to give the Norwegians a narrow lead. The second leg will also be on Tuesday next week.[/p][p]Next Wednesday will have the other eight return legs, with the nine winning sides joining the nine direct entrants in the league phase. The draw for that round will occur on 4 September.[/p][p]The nine losing teams will enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, joining the 11 losing sides from the second qualifying round mini-tournament finals, as well as the 12 winners from the UWEC's first qualifying round.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league-women/"]Follow the final round of UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]