"Enzo looked to have given Chelsea the perfect start after just three minutes, smashing home Wesley Fofana's cut-back to send Stamford Bridge wild. But the celebrations didn't last long. Referee Slavko Vincic spotted a handball by Fofana in the build-up, and VAR confirmed the decision. Replays showed Fofana cushioning the ball on his chest before it flicked off his upper arm, helping him slip past the Barcelona defender."
"But it was Estevao who stole the headlines with a glorious solo goal on a night where much of the pre-match headlines had centred around his battle with fellow wonderkid Lamine Yamal of Barca. It was already a difficult night for Barcelona before Ronald Araujo was sent off just before half-time for a second bookable offence, with their risky high-line consistently exposed by Chelsea's pacey forwards."
Chelsea dominated Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, winning 3-0 with goals including an own goal by Jules Kounde, a strike from Liam Delap and a solo wonder goal by Estevao. Two Chelsea goals were disallowed early — one for a handball by Wesley Fofana and another for Trevoh Chalobah being offside — before Cucurella's legitimate finish. Barcelona went down to 10 men when Ronald Araujo received a second yellow just before half-time. Barcelona's high defensive line was repeatedly exposed by Chelsea's pacey forwards. Chelsea moved up to fourth in the Champions League standings while Barcelona dropped to 15th.
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