STUNNER: ESTEVãO'S SOLO GOAL OVERPOWERS YAMAL, BARçA BEATEN 3-0
Chelsea's wonderkid Estevao scores a sublime solo goal, upstaging Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in a dominant Champions League victory.
Chelsea's Estevao, a rising star from Brazil, scored a fantastic solo goal, overshadowing Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in their match at Stamford Bridge.
Before the Champions League game, everyone was talking about Estevao and Yamal, two of the most promising young players in soccer right now.
Yamal has been in the spotlight since he joined Barcelona at just 15, but Estevao has also had a great start with Chelsea after moving from Palmeiras this summer.
The Brazilian player showed his skill with an amazing goal against Barcelona, which made Chelsea's lead twice as big that night.
After getting the ball, Estevao dribbled past a Barcelona defender to get into the box.
Then, he moved the ball to his right foot and kicked it hard into the top of Barcelona's net.
Estevao's incredible solo goal helped Chelsea win against Barcelona.
The Brazilian teenager made the game's most exciting play, outplaying Lamine Yamal.
Yamal, Barcelona's teenage star, didn't have a great night as Chelsea easily won.
The 18-year-old's goal was super fast, about 64 mph, and it pretty much secured the win for Chelsea, especially since Barcelona had one less player.
Estevao's goal increased Chelsea's lead after Jules Kounde scored an own goal in the first half.
Barcelona had to play with only 10 players because Ronald Araujo was sent off for two yellow cards, the second one for a bad foul on Marc Cucurella.
Cucurella played a big part for Chelsea, keeping his teammate Yamal from Spain quiet.
He did a good job, as Yamal struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea fans cheered when Yamal was taken out of the game in the 80th minute, with Barcelona already down 3-0 after Liam Delap scored from close range.
Chelsea fans also cheered loudly for Estevao when Enzo Maresca replaced him three minutes later. The Chelsea coach is now focusing on an important Premier League game against Arsenal this weekend.
ENZO MARESCA FIRES ARSENAL MESSAGE TO CHELSEA SQUAD AFTER BIG BARCA WIN
Enzo Maresca tells his Chelsea squad to take a complete 48-hour break to recharge before their crucial Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Chelsea's coach, Enzo Maresca, wants his players to take a complete break for 48 hours before their game against Arsenal.
After Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, they're getting ready to host Arsenal on Sunday.
Chelsea is currently second in the Premier League, trailing Arsenal by six points as they head into the game at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal has less time to chill since they played Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Maresca wants his team to use the extra rest to their advantage before facing Arsenal this weekend.
"I've told the players to totally forget about football for the next two days," Maresca said. Rest up and get your energy back.
Because we've got Arsenal on Sunday. My message was simple: get your energy back. That's the most important thing right now.
Then, on Friday, we'll start planning for Arsenal. We need to keep this winning feeling going because it's easier to recover when you're winning.
Football expert Gary Neville thinks Chelsea will have a tough time against Arsenal and doesn't think they're ready to challenge for the title just yet.
The Arsenal game will show us what Chelsea is really made of, Neville said.
Chelsea might make us think they could challenge for the title, but I don't see that happening as the season progresses.
But the Arsenal game is a big test, and that's how you learn about teams.
Craig Burley said that Chelsea will need to play even better than they did against Barcelona to beat Arsenal.
Believe it or not, Chelsea will have to play a lot better, Burley told ESPN. They'll need to step up their game from tonight to stand a chance against Arsenal.
Arsenal isn't going to play like Barcelona did tonight. This game will really show what Chelsea can do, even more than the Barcelona game.
The last time Chelsea hosted Arsenal, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
But Arsenal won the most recent game between them 1-0 in March.
Arsenal thrashed Tottenham 4-1 in their latest Premier League match, while Chelsea won 2-0 away at Burnley.
MESSI TALK: ENZO MARESCA'S RESPONSE TO ESTEVãO COMPARISON REVEALED
Enzo Maresca warns against comparing Estevao to Lionel Messi after the teenager's brilliant goal in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Barcelona.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca thinks it's too early to compare Estevao to Lionel Messi. This comes after Estevao, the Brazilian player, scored in Chelsea's 3-0 win against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge (a game where Barcelona had 10 players).
Even though the 18-year-old's goal was a highlight, Maresca wants to keep the young winger focused. When asked if Estevao's goal reminded him of Messi, Maresca said:
Estevao just needs to chill out, have fun, train, and play.
He and Lamine are so young. If we start talking about Messi or Ronaldo, it puts too much stress on them. They need to enjoy themselves, come to training happy, and work hard. Comparing them to Messi or Ronaldo is just too much right now.”
Maresca has been trying to shield Estevao, who has only started four Premier League games for Chelsea this season.
When asked if Estevao's good play would make it harder to keep him from starting more often, Maresca insisted that Chelsea has a lot of good players, so there's no need to rush Estevao's progress.
“No, not really. If he doesn't play, Pedro Neto can play on the wing. And Pedro is good. We like Pedro. "We just try to stick to our strategy and use all 11 players," Maresca said.
“Tonight, in what was maybe our toughest game this season, we decided to play Estevao. I let players play.
“It’s all about the strategy. The strategy decides who starts. That’s why we make so many changes. People say we’re unpredictable, but it’s just the strategy.
“Next up is Arsenal. The strategy isn’t always perfect; sometimes it’s wrong. But it picks the starting 11. When the strategy calls for Estevao, he’ll play. And he’ll definitely play a lot because he’s very talented.”