"It was tough, it was already tough with eleven against eleven. With one less player, we tried to fight for the game. They have quality, and they know how to find the spaces,"
"They press very high, they bring intensity... at eleven against eleven we had our chances. In the end, it couldn't be."
"The message at halftime was to put in the effort and take advantage of our opportunities, but their early goal disrupted our rhythm."
"We want to keep a clean sheet as often as possible. We haven't been able to in these last few matches. There's still a long way to go,"
Chelsea controlled the match from the start and built pressure that Barcelona struggled to handle. An own goal by Jules Kounde put Chelsea ahead before half-time, and Ronald Araujo’s red card reduced Barcelona to ten men, further swinging momentum. Estevao and Liam Delap scored second-half goals to complete a 3-0 win. Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia cited Chelsea’s high press and intensity and noted the difficulty of playing a man down, while Eric Garcia lamented conceding from a set piece and the team’s failure to exploit counter-attacks.
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