""We are aware of an incident during today's Uefa Youth League match in Azerbaijan in which, after scoring, a number of our players were subjected to racist abuse from an individual in the crowd. "Racism and all forms of discriminatory behaviour are completely unacceptable and have no place in football or indeed in society. We strongly condemn the actions of the individual responsible.""
""Our players have the full support of everyone at the club, and we have raised the incident immediately with the Uefa match delegate and home club: We expect this matter to be investigated fully under Uefa's disciplinary procedures. "We are proud of the way our players and staff responded to the incident on the pitch, swiftly reporting it to the referee, and commend those for dealing with the matter professionally and appropriately in line with Uefa protocols.""
An academy Uefa Youth League match in Baku was marred by alleged racist abuse directed at Chelsea players after Sol Gordon scored in the 57th minute and celebrated near home supporters. Eyewitnesses reported monkey gestures from a section of the crowd; players complained to Ukrainian referee Dmytro Kubriak and the match was briefly stopped while coaching staff engaged in discussions. Chelsea continued and won 5-0, with Jesse Derry scoring twice and substitutes Shim Mheuka and Frankie Runham also on target. Chelsea condemned the abuse, said players have full club support, and reported the incident to the Uefa match delegate and home club. A Qarabag spokesperson apologised and said the behaviour "doesn't represent the values of the club."
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