Jelena Cankovic vows to give departing Chelsea boss Emma Hayes the 'send-off she deserves' with Champions League glory

Jelena Cankovic admits the Chelsea dressing room are desperate for European glory before Emma Hayes leaves her role as manager.

It means they qualify for the knockout stages as winners of Group D, having accumulated 14 of an available 18 points.

Hayes will leave the club in the summer, when she will take charge of the women's team of the United States of America.

That will bring to an end a glittering 12-year association with the Blues, during which time she has won six WSL titles, as well as five FA Cups and two League Cups.

European glory has evaded her though, including a heartbreaking 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in the final in 2020/21.

But Cankovic is desperate to change that, stating: "Of course, it would be really great if we could give Emma the send-off she deserves."

The midfielder was named Player of the Match in Paris, as she assisted goals for Fran Kirby and Mia Fischel.

"I'm really happy with the team performance, and my performance," she continued.

"But the most important thing is the three points and that we finish the group stage on a high. I'm very happy I could contribute to the win.

"It shows where we are as a team. We want to win every match we play, but we'll take it game by game."

The 4-0 scoreline means Chelsea scored 15 goals over the course of their Champions League campaign, conceding just five at the other end.

Eight of those strikes came in the two games against Paris, and Hayes added: "We expected them to start very strong, but we controlled the match from start to finish.

"We were clinical. We had a lot of young players on the pitch, but it demonstrates the quality of our team."

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