Chelsea vs Barcelona, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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Estêvão, Delap lead Chelsea to big win over Barcelona
Estêvão scored an outstanding individual goal as Chelsea got their Champions League campaign back on track with a big 3-0 win over 10-man Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 2': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 3': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 4': Handball by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 6': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 8': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 8': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 8': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 12': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 12': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
- 18': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 20': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 20': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 22': Offside, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Estêvão with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 27': Own Goal by Jules Koundé, Barcelona. Chelsea 1, Barcelona 0.
- 29': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 29': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 30': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 30': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 31': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 31': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Chelsea. Estêvão is caught offside.
- 32': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 34': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
- 40': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 40': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 43': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 44': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Second yellow card to Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Ferran Torres.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Malo Gusto.
- 46': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 46': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 50': Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 52': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 52': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 55': Goal! Chelsea 2, Barcelona 0. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
- 58': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 59': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
- 62': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 62': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Fermín López.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Eric García (Barcelona).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 66': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 67': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 67': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 70': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Robert Sánchez.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joan García.
- 71': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão.
- 71': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 73': Goal! Chelsea 3, Barcelona 0. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 75': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona (Liam Delap).
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Pedro Neto.
- 78': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Estêvão.
- 79': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 79': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 81': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Estêvão.
- 84': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 84': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 88': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 88': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Barcelona 0.
Statistics
 BAR |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 349 | Accurate Passes | 456 |
| 417 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 3 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 13 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,323
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,323
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | +16 | 18 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 6 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | +11 | 13 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | +6 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto  |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 41 | Estêvão |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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