Chelsea defeats 10-man Barcelona 3-0 in Champions League

In the fourth minute, Chelsea had a chance to take the lead, but Enzo Fernandez’s goal was disallowed for handball. In the sixth minute, Ferran Torres missed a golden opportunity for Barcelona. In the 27th minute, Chelsea took the lead as Ferran Torres’s flick deflected off defender Jules Kounde into the net, counted as an own goal. In the 44th minute, Barcelona captain and defender Ronald Araujo was shown a second yellow card, reducing Barcelona to 10 men.

Five minutes into the second half, Chelsea had another goal disallowed for offside. Shortly after, Esteban scored a brilliant goal to double the lead, and in the 73rd minute, Liam Delap scored, making it 3-0.

With this win, Chelsea is fifth in the group with 10 points from five matches (3 wins, 1 draw). Barcelona, after their second loss in the same round, has 7 points and sits 15th. Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Inter Milan are the top three with 12 points each from four matches. Barcelona coach Hansie Flick made two substitutions but could not change the team’s fortunes.