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Good, positive play from Ajax at the start of the second half but no sight of goal so far. Neat buildup but no shot or numbers in the box at the end of it.

Carter stands firm to defend well on a couple of occasions and Cuthbert turns smartly to avoid the Dutch side’s press.

We are back underway in Amsterdam for the second half.

Ajax need a big 45 minutes and surely at least a goal, if not a couple and avoiding defeat on the night. Chelsea are extremely strong on home soil – a defeat to Man City a couple of games ago was their first since April last year.

A Dutch record crowd for this match – our reporter Adam Millington will be bringing his full-time report from the Amsterdam Arena later on.

The best of the celebrations from that first half – all for those in blue on the night.

Lauren James has been excellent, roving from centre-forward to deep areas and out to the left too, where she has caused havoc.

There goes the whistle for the break, just after Yohannes – already on a yellow card – commits another foul.

Ajax’s alterations may need to include removing the teenager, who is walking a tightrope here.

Nusken should wrap it up! Great play down the right by Kaneryd and Cuthbert then tees up the German – but her left-footed finish flies wide of the far post this time.

Almost her first two Champions League goals this season in the space of five minutes.

The hosts know they simply have to find a way to score in the second half and keep the door shut at the other end.

Ajax will know they’ll be up against it at Stamford Bridge so can’t afford to concede more here.

GOAL! This one will count!

A threaded pass finds Reiten, who had that goal taken off her moments ago, and she plays a brilliant low cross first-time into the six-yard box. Nusken goes sliding in and beats the defender to the ball, diverting it past the keeper and in for 2-0!

Ruled out! A bizarrely lengthy VAR check on that goal – there was no offside, no handball and no touch from Nusken who was near the ball, on the goalline.

The referee is told to go check the moniter herself to make a call on this one but it’s tough to see why there would be an issue here.

The ball passes Nusken and a defender tries to block the ball behind her but there’s no real reason to think there’s an interference or stopping the ability of the defender to clear it… but no goal is given all the same!

De Klonia has to go through two challenges in succession to stop Chelsea getting in down their right – good play from the full-back.

James then attacks from the left instead, Reiten totally misses her header but the ball drops kindly for her and she smashes in at the second attempt – that’s 2-0 for Emma Hayes’ side.