Chelsea climbed into the top eight of the Champions League group stages with a dominant 3-0 win against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.
Enzo Maresca set the Blues up perfectly, with Pedro Neto starting up front and the Blues looking to expose their opponents’ risky high line.
An own goal opened the scoring, before Estevao Willian’s stunning strike was added to late on by Liam Delap’s first Champions League goal. Chelsea also saw three goals disallowed, twice for offside.
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The Blues were in control early on, however were completely dominant in the second half when they were facing 10 men following Ronald Araujo’s sending off.
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Chelsea fans chant ‘Are you Tottenham in disguise?’ at Barcelona during huge win
The Chelsea players were able to knock the ball about with ease in the closing stages, and the Chelsea fans responded in kind.
The supporters could be heard chanting “Are you Tottenham in disguise?” at their opponents, hinting back to their excellent record against one of their biggest rivals.
Barcelona have gone down as one of Chelsea’s biggest enemies in this competition, and the latest chapter saw the Blues’ biggest win against them in Champions League history.
Chelsea fans could also be heard comparing Estevao to Lamine Yamal, with them clearly showing a preference to their Brazilian wonderkid.
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Cucurella and Estevao lead the way for Chelsea
Chelsea were tasked with stopping one of the most dangerous attackers in world football in the form of Yamal, however the Blues were more than up to the task.
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Marc Cucurella completely shut out Yamal, allowing Chelsea to remain on the front foot even when there were 11 men on the pitch for their opponents.
It allowed their attacking players to consistently cause issues for the Barcelona defence, with Estevao frequently leading the charge on the right wing.
Maresca has decisions to make over who will be in his starting side to face Arsenal, however the Brazilian is surely putting himself firmly in the boss’ thinking.