A top women's soccer player took out a smug pitch invader by shoulder charging him to the ground as he tried to take a selfie

• A pitch invader interrupted a women's Champions League match between Chelsea and Juventus Wednesday.
• Chelsea striker Sam Kerr was having none of it, and shoulder charged him to the ground.

A pitch invader was left in an embarrassed heap on the ground Wednesday after he interrupted a women's Champions League game between Chelsea and Juventus.

In the closing stages of the group stage game, the man ran onto the field and wandered around laughing before attempting to take a picture with Chelsea captain Magdalena Eriksson.

Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr, however, was having none of it and decided to deal with the man himself, with security seemingly nowhere to be seen.

As he began to walk off the field — all the while taking a selfie — Kerr took a run up and shoulder charged him, sending him sprawling the the ground, much to the delight of the crowd at Kingsmeadow stadium.

Footage of the incident then shows the man getting to his feet and attempting to run away, pursued by two security guards who had arrived on the pitch.

Many in the ground had been yelling obscenities at the man for interrupting the game, including the near ubiquitous UK soccer chant: "Wanker, wanker!"

While the fans enjoyed Kerr's show of muscle, the referee took a dim view of the incident, showing a yellow card to the Australian superstar.

After the match, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes appeared concerned that the man was allowed to wander so freely onto the pitch.

"He could have waited until the end for a photograph if he really wanted one. But jokes aside, we do have to think about player safety," she said.

"We've seen in the growth of the game there is this sense of the players being more in demand. It should serve as a reminder to us all in our stadiums and with our stewards we've got to put player protection first."

The match finished goalless, however a point was enough to see Chelsea, which won the FA Cup on Sunday, remain top of Group A and three points clear of second placed Wolfsburg with one match to play.