Soccer-Chelsea turn on the style to crush 10-man Barca 3-0


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Chelsea v FC Barcelona - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - November 25, 2025 Chelsea players celebrate their first goal, an own goal scored by FC Barcelona's Jules Kounde REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea rolled back the years with an imperious Champions League performance on Tuesday, sweeping aside a toothless Barcelona 3-0 to take a hefty step towards securing an automatic qualifying place and leaving the Spaniards fighting to avoid a playoff.

After an early own goal and a red card for Barcelona’s captain Ronald Araujo at the end of the first half, teenager Estevao smashed in a fabulous second and Liam Delap got the third, and the Londoners also had three goals ruled out.

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