Man Utd Women 0-1 Chelsea Women
Djurgårdens Men 1-4 Chelsea Men
A Lucy Bronze winner against Manchester United in midweek, coupled with a surprise defeat for Arsenal at Aston Villa, handed Chelsea the title and prompted jubilant scenes at United's Leigh Sports Village ground.
The Blues will be given a guard of honour by Tottenham's players on Sunday at 2.15pm as they face Spurs at the 60,000-seater men's stadium (some tickets still available here for a fiver) before the main celebration at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday 10 May when the women play Liverpool… and receive the Women's Super League trophy. Tickets are cut-price here, for Hammersmith & Fulham residents.
Winning the title with two games to spare is a remarkable achievement for any manager, but for Sonia Bompastor – filling the shoes of Emma Hayes – to do it in her first season in charge is simply phenomenal.
Chelsea went into their game at Manchester knowing that a point would secure the title after closest chasers the Gunners had earlier fallen to a 5-2 loss at Aston Villa.
Yet United – third, themselves, in the WSL table – were not going to hand the crown to Chelsea without a fight.
It was goalless at half-time, with keeper Hannah Hampton on good form to keep out several Red attacks.
But with a quarter of an hour remaining, Sandy Baltimore sent a corner kick into a congested area, and Bronze rose to head home and clinch the win.
As standards improve and the overall quality of women's football continues to soar, that sixth league title on the trot is a simply astonishing milestone.
It has done a huge amount to ease the pain of a hefty defeat against Barcelona in this year's Women's Champions League, and it means Chelsea will be in the mix in next season's European top flight too.
Now the focus switches to winning a domestic treble, with the prospect of FA Cup glory against United, again, at Wembley on 18 May.
Conference League final on the horizon
Meanwhile Chelsea's men hold a commanding 4-1 lead against the Swedish side Djurgarden after Thursday night's away leg in their own European semi-final.
The UEFA Conference League final is in Poland, but the Blues have to continue their current good form at Stamford Bridge in the second semi leg on 8 May to cement their place.
Jadon Sancho opened the scoring in Stockholm, with Noni Madueke making it 2-0 before the break. A brace from Nico Jackson made it safe before a late consolation for the home side.
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