Any Chelsea player could have made a case to be named Player of the Match following their dominant Champions League win over Barcelona.
The Blues picked up a huge 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge, bringing them into the automatic qualification spots for the Round of 16.
Enzo Maresca outclassed Hansi Flick on the night, playing without a recognised striker and naming Pedro Neto up front to help expose Barcelona’s high line.
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The Portugal international impressed in attack, although Estevao Willian was the attacker who stole the headlines with his brilliant solo goal to put the Blues 2-0 up.
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Chelsea fans split between Marc Cucurella and Estevao as Man of the Match vs Barcelona
After scoring his third goal in as many starts in the Champions League, it was clear that the 18-year-old was going to be one of the favourites to be named man of the match.
However, the likes of Neto, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo also greatly impressed, with the trio being amongst the club’s most consistent performers this season.
UEFA handed the man of the match award to Marc Cucurella, and The Chelsea Chronicle readers just about gave him the edge over the Brazilian wonderkid.
Cucurella received 45% of the votes, with Estevao picking up 36%, while Fernandez and Caicedo split the majority of the rest of the votes.
You can still have your say in our poll, and whether you agree that Cucurella’s defending up against Lamine Yamal was enough for him to be your star man.
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The Spaniard will certainly be in the starting side at the weekend to take on Arsenal, however Maresca refused to confirm if Estevao would start on the right.