The midfielder arrived at Chelsea in January and helped Sonia Bompastor's side claim a domestic Treble, with the Women's Super League, the Women's FA Cup, and the Women's League Cup all lifted inside her first six months as a Blue.

Another Champions League crown eluded Walsh, however, as we were knocked out at the semi-final stage by former club Barcelona, with whom she twice won the competition before departing for Chelsea.

In the newly revamped Champions League format this season, the Blues have started with a draw against FC Twente and a comprehensive victory over Paris FC at Stamford Bridge. St. Polten are next up, and Walsh has reiterated that nothing can be taken for granted.

‘In the Champions League, there are no easy games,' she said at the pre-match press conference, which was undertaken alongside Bompastor. 'A lot of people may not look at it like that, but from my experience of playing for different teams, every opponent is difficult for different reasons.

'Also, from a valuable experience at Barcelona when we were losing 2-0 in the final [but came back to win], no matter how long is left in a game, you’ve got a chance. That is something we carried through at the Euros [with England] and something we can bring to this Chelsea team as well now.’

Walsh is part of a midfield unit at Chelsea that also contains Scotland international Erin Cuthbert, Netherlands international Wieke Kaptein, France international Oriane Jean-Francois, Germany international Sjoeke Nusken, and Blues Academy graduate Lexi Potter.

Few clubs in the women's game have the same depth of quality in their squad, and Walsh says it is vital to ensure the Blues can compete across four fronts once again.

She said: '‘We’re in a good place and it’s really important we’ve got that competition [within the squad], that’s what you need at this stage,' she said.

'There are a lot of games in a lot of different competitions, so we’re in a good place. To have that [quality] in training as well makes it easier when you’re playing in the games.’