Estevao outshone Lamine Yamal by scoring a stunning second-half goal in a dominant 3-0 win for Chelsea over 10-man Barcelona that takes them into the Champions League top eight.

In the first meeting between the two best 18-year-olds in world football, it was Chelsea's Brazilian sensation that stole the show, thundering an effort into the roof of the net for his side's second after beating Pau Cubarsi, on a disappointing night for Yamal.

Marc Cucurella, the player of the match, did a job on his Spain team-mate to lock down Barcelona's biggest threat as Chelsea became the first side to stop the Catalonians from scoring in a Champions League game since 2021, ending a 24-game streak.

Chelsea led deservedly through Jules Kounde's unfortunate first-half own goal after Pedro Neto's strike ricocheted off him and, once Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo was sent off just before the break for a second booking, only one side was going to win.

Substitute Liam Delap added Chelsea's third - his first goal since the Club World Cup - after a VAR review overturned the decision to rule it out for offside. That was the first to go in Chelsea's favour, having seen three chalked off beforehand.

Enzo Maresca made the bold decision to start without a recognised striker, Neto playing as the false nine with Joao Pedro dropped, and it paid off handsomely with Chelsea bossing the Spanish champions to move fifth in the Champions League standings.

It sets Chelsea up perfectly ahead of a huge game against Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, and underlines their credentials as contenders for major honours this season.

Estevao: Most special moment in my career

Chelsea's Estevao to Amazon Prime:

"I don't really have any words to sum up how I am feeling right now. It really was the perfect night. I am just grateful to God for making everything happen for me. Onwards and upwards from here.

"It was all very quick for me [for my goal]. It happened before I knew it. I just found some space and wiggled my way through and scored the goal. It was such a special moment for me in my career and I hope to score many more.

"Yes, it was definitely the most special moment in my career. I hope I keep scoring more and more for many years."

Estevao in esteemed company

Chelsea's Estevao (18y 215d) has become the third teenager to score in each of his first three Champions League starts after Kylian Mbappé (18y 113d) and Erling Haaland (19y 107d).

Teams

Chelsea Sanchez; Gusto (Santos 46), Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; James (c) (Acheampong 82), Caicedo; Estevao (George 83), Fernandez, Garnacho (Delap 59); Neto (Gittens 76)
Subs Not Used Jorgensen, Badiashile, Hato, Tosin, Buonanotte, Joao Pedro, Guiu
Booked Gusto, Maresca
Goals Kounde 27 (og), Estevao 55, Delap 73)

Barcelona J Garcia, Kounde, Cubarsi, Araujo (c), Balde (Martin 80), Lopez (Christensen 62), E Garcia, De Jong, Yamal (Olmo 80), Lewandowski (Raphinha 62), Torres (Rashford 46)
Subs Not Used Szczesny, Kochen, Casado, Bernal, Fernandez, Bardghji
Booked Araujo
Sent Off Araujo 44 (two yellow cards)
Goals

Attendance 39,323

Referee Slavko Vincic (SVN)

VAR Christian Dingert (GER)