In the early morning of November 26 (Vietnam time), Barcelona traveled to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the 5th round of the 2025-2026 Champions League group stage.
Although rated higher in terms of squad quality, Hansi Flick's team had a nightmare 90 minutes against a Chelsea full of energy and extremely accuracy under Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea took the initiative, pressing high, causing Barca's defense to continuously be put in a state of alarm. After Enzo Fernandez and his teammates once put the ball into the net but it was not recognized due to an offside error, the home team finally broke the deadlock in the 27th minute.
In an attempt to block, Jules Kounde accidentally hit the net, helping Chelsea take a 1-0 lead and opening the nightmare for the La Liga representative.
In the second half, Chelsea continued to maintain a high pace, while Barcelona was completely deadlocked and continuously made mistakes in the midfield area. In the 55th minute, Estevao made a technical dribble to eliminate two defenders before firing a decisive shot into the top corner, doubling the gap to 2-0 for the home team.
In the 73rd minute, from Enzo Fernandez's sharp pass, Liam Delap escaped and finished accurately, raising the score to 3-0. VAR stepped in to check the situation but still recognized the goal in the end, causing the whole Stamford Bridge to explode in the cheers.
In the remaining minutes, Blaugrana tried to get up but were all in hopelessness. Although Hansi Flick made a series of personnel adjustments, Barca's situation did not improve. On the contrary, The Blues played more confidently, completely controlling the game in both game situation and spirit.
In the end, Chelsea won convincingly 3-0, thereby moving up to fourth place with 10 points after 5 matches. In contrast, Barcelona fell to 15th place with only 7 points, facing the risk of being eliminated from the group stage.
