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Chelsea Overwhelms Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in Incident-Packed Match
London – Chelsea triumphed over Barcelona in a match held at Stamford Bridge, as part of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The game, refereed by Slavko Vinčić, was marked by intensity and controversial decisions.
Chelsea demonstrated superior possession (53%) and generated more attacking threat, with 15 total shots, 6 of which were on target. Barcelona, on the other hand, only managed 5 shots, with just 2 directed at the goal.
The score opened in the 27th minute with an own goal by J. Kounde, giving the home side the lead. Previously, in the 24th minute, a goal by E. Fernandez was disallowed by VAR due to an offside position. The first half was also marked by yellow cards for M. Gusto of Chelsea, and for R. Araujo of Barcelona. Araujo was later sent off in the 44th minute after receiving his second caution.
In the second half, Estevao extended Chelsea’s lead in the 55th minute, assisted by R. James. L. Delap sealed the victory for the London team in the 73rd minute, assisted by E. Fernandez.
The match was characterized by a high number of fouls, 17 by Chelsea and 12 by Barcelona, reflecting the constant struggle in midfield. Although Barcelona tried to react, their numerical inferiority and Chelsea’s defensive solidity prevented them from reversing the result. Chelsea received zero red cards and only one yellow, while Barcelona received two yellow cards and one red card.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 46 F. Torres came in and M. Rashford went out., at minute 62 R. Lewandowski came in and Raphinha went out., at minute 62 Fermin came in and A. Christensen went out., at minute 79 A. Balde came in and G. Martin went out., at minute 80 Lamine Yamal came in and D. Olmo went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 M. Gusto came in and Andrey Santos went out., at minute 59 A. Garnacho came in and L. Delap went out., at minute 76 P. Neto came in and J. Gittens went out., at minute 82 R. James came in and J. Acheampong went out., at minute 82 Estevao came in and T. George went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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Barcelona
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