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04/30 16:22 CDT Chelsea clinches 6th straight Women's Super League title and on
brink of domestic treble
Chelsea clinches 6th straight Women's Super League title and on brink of
domestic treble
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Chelsea clinched its sixth straight Women's Super League title on Wednesday to
secure a second trophy of the season in its bid for another domestic treble.
After seeing second-place Arsenal lose 5-2 to Aston Villa, Chelsea beat
Manchester United 1-0 away to move into an unassailable nine-point lead with
two games remaining.
Chelsea has already won the League Cup this season and has advanced to the FA
Cup final, where the team will face United again at Wembley Stadium on May 18.
The London club lost to Barcelona in the Women's Champions League semifinals to
end the quadruple hopes of Sonia Bompastor's squad.
Chelsea also completed the Premier League-FA Cup-League Cup treble in the
2020-21 season.
Arsenal, which was coming off a 4-1 victory over Lyon to reach the Champions
League final on Sunday, was the last team other than Chelsea to win the Super
League --- in 2019.
England right back Lucy Bronze scored Chelsea's headed winner against United in
the 74th minute and has captured the league title in her first season at the
club following a move from Barcelona.
Chelsea spent big again this season, making United States defender Naomi Girma
women's soccer first million-dollar player by signing her from San Diego Wave
in January. The fee was a reported 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million), surpassing
the $788,000 that Bay FC paid to sign Zambia striker Rachael Kundananji from
Madrid CFF last year.
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