Chelsea continued their unbeaten start in the Women's Champions League with a 2-0 win over Roma. Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan sealed the victory at Stamford Bridge.<p>Eyebrows were raised when Lauren James and Alyssa Thompson were replaced at half-time in London following a wasteful first half but it paid off when substitute Ellie Carpenter squeezed home the opener, six minutes after coming on.<p>Melvine Malard and Sjoeke Nusken, who also appeared off the bench, squandered big chances to seal the game but a second eventually come through Buchanan with just a minute of regular time to play.<p>The defender rose highest in the box to nod Wieke Kaptein's cross in.<p>Chelsea's unbeaten start to the league phase continues as a result and means they momentarily move to the top of the table with Hacken, Paris Saint-Germain and Leuven to come in their final three league phase fixtures.<p>Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor explained the half-time substitutions: "We had a game plan and I don't think, as a team, we performed well enough. Sometimes you have to make adjustments." He added: "The runs in behind were the element I had in my mind when I brought those two players in.
I am someone who likes to give the freedom of my players to express themselves. Today I took the lead as I was not happy with the first-half performance."<p>Ellie Carpenter said: "First half we struggled to score but we had good opportunities and at half-time the coach said we need to put away our chances. I just tried to help the team attack, go forward and get shots off.
I'm happy I did and scored and helped the team get three points tonight.".
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