da prosport bet： Spain's Women's World Cup hero Olga Carmona scored twice as the English champions were baffled by two huge refereeing decisions in their UWCL opener

da heads bet： Chelsea were left furious on Wednesday night as a shocking penalty decision and a baffling offside flag cost the Blues a win in their Women's Champions League group stage opener away at Real Madrid. A point in the Spanish capital was by no means a poor result but the referee failed to see that Jessie Fleming's challenge on Athenea del Castillo was clearly outside the box before she awarded Las Blancas a spot-kick that allowed them to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw – and that was before Niamh Charles had a goal ruled controversially ruled out with essentially the final kick of the game.

Real Madrid had taken the lead with only 10 minutes on the clock when a poor clearance out from the back from Chelsea, a sloppy touch in midfield and a lack of pressing all culminated in Olga Carmona, Spain's World Cup final hero, firing a shot at goal that took a heavy deflection off Blues skipper Millie Bright to leave goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger with no chance.

It took them time but Chelsea did grow into the game, with Sam Kerr denied brilliantly by Misa Rodriguez before a completely unmarked Charles headed in Ashley Lawrence's cross at the back post to level things up before half-time. Kerr would again be thwarted by Misa, who pulled out some great stops on the night, but she would beat the Spaniard eventually when she headed in Charles' cross to give the visitors the lead with just over 15 minutes to play.

It wasn't enough to give Chelsea the win, though, as Carmona netted from the spot just five minutes later when Fleming was adjudged to have tripped Athenea in the box. There was still time for a few twists in the final stages, with Lauren James hitting the bar, Fleming missing a huge chance on the rebound and Charles having a goal dubiously disallowed for offside – all of which will leave Chelsea feeling like this could've been more than a point on the board.

GOAL rates Chelsea's players from the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium…

GettyGoalkeeper & Defence

Ann-Katrin Berger (5/10):

Poor clearance was capitalised on by Real for their opener and she looked shaky in a couple of other moments, too. Didn't have any saves to make.

Ashley Lawrence (6/10):

Fantastic cross for Charles to equalise. Kept Linda Caicedo relatively quiet.

Millie Bright (6/10):

Half-hearted block gave Real Madrid the opening goal but her midfield shouldn't have left her in that position. Relatively solid otherwise.

Jess Carter (7/10):

Good on the ball, playing a particularly excellent pass to put Kerr through on goal, and won possession back more times than any other player.

Niamh Charles (8/10):

Productive in attack, ending the night with a goal and an assist, and was effective in dealing with Athenea.

AdvertisementMidfield

Sjoeke Nusken (6/10):

Far too passive for Real Madrid's opener. Became a goal threat as Chelsea grew into the game, though, and made some good third-player runs into the box.

Erin Cuthbert (6/10):

Needed to do better with her touch in the middle that led to the first goal and was guilty of not tracking back in the aftermath. But she got better from there, kickstarting plenty of attacks.

Fran Kirby (6/10):

Linked up well with Kerr for Chelsea's best chance of the first half. A couple of other nice moments on the ball but is still working her way back to full fitness and sharpness.

GettyAttack

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (5/10):

Direct and positive to cause Real problems when she got on the ball but her involvement faded as the game went on.

Sam Kerr (7/10):

Denied brilliantly by Rodriguez on two occasions but got her goal with a great header.

Jessie Fleming (5/10):

Mixed night. Drifted inside to cause problems which allowed Charles the space to be a threat, too, but put in poor deliveries from corners, her challenge on Athenea for the penalty felt unnecessary and she missed a huge chance to win it late on.

Subs & Manager

Lauren James (5/10):

Came on just past the hour mark but struggled to get involved, which seems to have become a common theme when she's used as an impact sub at Chelsea. Did hit the bar late on with her most notable moment.

Emma Hayes (6/10):

Midfield looked incapable of protecting the defence in the early stages but Chelsea's performance improved as the first half went on. Charles continues to be an inspired choice at left-back, though James is yet to light things up when chosen to play the role of an impact sub.