Chelsea secured their place in the league phase of the Women's Champions League after a 2-1 win away at Real Sociedad, with Keira Walsh's second-half strike wrapping up a comprehensive 7-3 aggregate victory in their third-round qualifier. The result confirms three Women's Super League clubs will feature in the competition's league phase this season, an important marker of progress for Sonia Bompastor's side even though their performances across both legs lacked polish. Real Sociedad, meanwhile, drop into the Europa League.

Chelsea had won the first leg 5-2 at Wimbledon's Cherry Red Records stadium, giving them a three-goal cushion heading into San Sebastián. Bompastor made four changes for the second leg, resting several first-teamers with Saturday's WSL opener against Aston Villa in mind, while Real Sociedad were led by a hastily appointed new manager, Gorka Álvarez, after Arturo Ruiz departed to take over at Brighton. La Real held firm until Walsh converted from a corner in the 54th minute to settle the tie, after which Chelsea handed debuts to new signings Nelly Las and Giulia Dragoni and gave minutes to 17-year-old Chloe Sarwie.