The match began to the sound of a small but vociferous section of Hacken ultras, who were cheering their side on at the Hisingen Arena in Gothenburg. We kept 73 per cent of the ball during the opening 30 minutes, and despite creating multiple chances, could not convert.

There was a feel of deja vu from last Saturday's second half against Everton as we peppered the opposition goal with shots - 21 in total by the 75th minute but still could not steer the ball across the line.

But with 691 passes and 32 shots registered by the time the final whistle blew, Chelsea would depart Sweden with just one point in the bag.

Changes made

Sonia Bompastor took full advantage of our squad depth for this midweek trip to Gothenburg, making a total of six changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Everton last Saturday. Hannah Hampton made way for Peng in goal, while Sandy Baltimore, Kadeisha Buchanan, Erin Cuthbert, Katie McCabe and Manaka Matsukubo were replaced in the starting XI by Nathalie Bjorn, Veerle Buurman, Sjoeke Nusken, Lexi Potter and Alyssa Thompson.

Our first opportunity came courtesy of Ellie Carpenter's run down the right channel, and her ball into the box was cleared before it could find Thompson in the crowded penalty area. Another cross from Carpenter earned a corner, and Wieke Kaptein had the ball in the back of the net from the resulting set piece, but the goal was ruled out for handball.

Up the other end, Hacken broke, and only a superb top-handed save from Peng prevented the home side from taking the lead. It was a frenetic start to the game, and the next opportunity came our way. Buurman strode forward confidently out of defence and played a sideways ball to Kaptein. Quickly switching it to Carpenter, the wing-back advanced on goal but took an extra touch on the ball and ended up shooting into the side netting.

Pushing for the opener

We had the ball in the net once more just before the half-hour mark, when Melvine Malard broke through and slotted coolly into the bottom corner, but her attempt was ruled out for offside.

Our passing was crisp, and we were creating plenty as we approached the break, and there was yet another close call when a cross-cum-shot from Lucy Bronze bounced off the top of the crossbar. The home side worked diligently to try to extinguish our chances, putting in 11 tackles in the first half alone.

Carpenter had served up 10 crosses into the box during the opening 45 minutes, and the second half began with the Australian on the attack again; only a smart stop from former Liverpool goalkeeper Jennifer Falk kept her from putting us ahead.

Frustrating end

The chances kept coming, and in the 65th minute, Carpenter shot just wide of the right-hand post. And when a fast break saw an Alva Selerud attempt an audacious shot from outside the box, Peng delivered once more with an acrobatic save to push the ball round the post.

The Blues managed a break of their own from the resulting corner, and having rounded the goalkeeper, Thompson's run took her just too wide to be able to convert, and her shot was cleared off the line. Substitute Matsukubo was the next player to be unlucky not to score as her close-range effort was saved by Falk.

On 86 minutes, Maja Bodin broke through on another quick break. A last-ditch tackle from Buurman and quick reflexes from Peng preserved the clean sheet.

As the fourth official indicated six minutes of added time, yet another cross from Carpenter came over into the box and Maika Hamano hit the top of the crossbar with her shot. The Blues couldn't have done much more in attack, but on this occasion, it just wasn't to be.

What it means...

We remain unbeaten and without a single goal conceded in our opening four matches in the UWCL. We move up to second in the league phase standings, pending the rest of the evening's later kick-offs.

What comes next...

We return to Stamford Bridge on Saturday for our top-of-the-table Women's Super League clash with Manchester City. Tickets are still available, and you can secure your seat here.

The teams

Chelsea: Peng, Carpenter, Bronze (c), Bjorn (Buchanan 82), Buurman, Potter (Cuthbert 59), Walsh, Nusken (Baltimore 58), Kaptein (Hamano 82), Thompson, Malard (Matsukubo 69)
Unused substitutes: Hampton, Spencer, McCabe, Beever-Jones, Brown, Las, Dragoni
Scorers:
Booked: Potter 52

Hacken: Falk, Rybrink (Sandbech 59), Luik, Ostlund (c), McBride, T. Karlsson (Selerud 59), Sanvig, Egbuka (Omewa 85), Palmadottir (Ayinde 85), Bodin, Olvestad (Akgun 73)
Unused subs: H. Karlsson, Anvegard, Chinzimu, Fossdalsa, Tindell, Staaf
Booked: Omewa 90+2

Referee: Fabienne Michel