After conceding just three minutes and 11 seconds into the first leg of this Champions League semi-final, that the tie is not over for Chelsea is perhaps the best outcome they could have hoped for.
This 1-0 defeat by Barcelona will make the return leg at the Nou Camp even tougher than they had envisaged, but not impossible.
Emma Hayes will be frustrated that a lapse in concentration in the opening stages left them with a mountain to climb. Their tactic of soaking up pressure and playing on the counter worked for the rest of the afternoon.