"Ten minutes into the second half, Estêvão picked up Reece James' pass on the right flank, jinking past Pau Cubarsí and Araújo before thrashing a shot high into the net past Joan García. Estêvão became the third teenager in Champions League history to score in each of his first three appearances, following in the footsteps of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland."
""Estêvão needs to relax. He needs to enjoy, he needs [training] sessions. He needs to play football. Him, Lamine, they are so young, 18, that if you start to talk about Messi, [Cristiano] Ronaldo, I think it is too much pressure for young boys like them. They need to enjoy, arrive at the training ground, happy, session. "When you start to compare with Messi or Ronaldo, I think it is too much for them.""
Chelsea beat 10-man Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge as Estêvão scored a sublime second goal and Liam Delap added a late third. Jules Koundé put Barcelona behind with a 27th-minute own goal and Ronald Araújo was sent off in the 44th minute, leaving the LaLiga champions a goal and a man down. Estêvão became the third teenager to score in each of his first three Champions League appearances. Enzo Maresca urged caution over comparing Estêvão and fellow 18-year-old Lamine Yamal to Messi or Ronaldo to avoid putting too much pressure on them. Chelsea climbed to fifth and face Arsenal next.
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