Chelsea ran riot at Stamford Bridge by hammering 10-man Ajax 5-1 within the Champions League after a wild first half that featured 5 objectives and three penalties.
A straight pink card to Ajax midfielder Kenneth Taylor within the seventeenth minute for his reckless lunge on Facundo Buonanotte sparked a bonkers opening interval during which a much-changed Chelsea aspect secured their second victory of the league section.
Chelsea grew to become the primary crew within the Champions League to have three youngsters rating in a single recreation when Marc Guiu, Estevao and Tyrique George all netted, with their beginning XI having a median age of twenty-two years and 163 days – the second youngest within the competitors’s historical past.
The Blues immediately made the extra-man benefit rely as Guiu tapped in from shut vary and shortly Moises Caicedo fired previous 41-year-old goalkeeper Remko Pasveer with a deflected strike from 25 yards.
Ajax got a lifeline when Wout Weghorst tucked a penalty beneath Filip Jorgensen after Tosin had clumsily fouled Raul Moro.
Nevertheless, the previous Manchester United loanee and Burnley striker ridiculously slid in on Enzo Fernandez within the field minutes later and the Chelsea captain restored the hosts’ two-goal lead from 12 yards.
An eventful first half was capped when the ever-impressive Estevao was fouled by James McConnell and Fernandez handed the Brazilian teenager the ball to dispatch the penalty into the highest left nook.
The leisure instantly continued firstly of the second half as substitute George discovered the online with a deflected strike.
Chelsea tried to pile on the distress as Jamie Gittens went shut after which Estevao’s overhead kick dropped broad, however the hosts had completed greater than sufficient within the opening half to place the sport nicely out of sight.
Maresca compares Estevao to Palmer
Tyrique George added a fifth for Chelsea’s younger aspect
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca informed TNT Sports activities:
“For me, he is very similar to Cole Palmer, who I had at a very similar age at Man City. Cole started to play wide because he needed to build his physicality and now he is playing inside.
“With Estevao, they’re fairly comparable. Now he’s taking part in broad however sooner or later I feel he’s extra of an inside participant.
“It’s exciting to see him. The good thing about Estevao, sometimes with young players you are worried because after one game playing well and they think they are top.
“However Estevao is well mannered, humble and needs to study. His household did a job there. We’re completely happy in the way in which he performs but additionally as a result of he’s a pleasant boy, a very good boy.”
The long run is vibrant for Chelsea
Sky Sports activities’ David Richardson at Stamford Bridge:
Chelsea’s beginning XI seemed extra Convention League than Champions League, however the children proved their price on Europe’s largest stage.
Estevao dazzled once more as Marc Guiu and Tyrique George helped make teenage historical past within the competitors. The children are alright.
The 16-year-old winger Ryan Kavuma McQueen did not come off the bench to make his Chelsea debut, however 17-year-old Reggie Walsh did having been with the membership’s academy for the reason that age of seven.
Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo’s returns to the beginning XI introduced expertise as they proceed to look price each penny of their switch charges.
Chelsea’s season is constructing momentum with 4 consecutive wins after a flurry of pink playing cards, and that’s with out their finest participant Cole Palmer. The long run’s vibrant.
