Match Report - Tuesday, 25th November 2025

Where: Stamford Bridge, London, England

Competition: UEFA Champions League

What Happened

Chelsea won against Barcelona tonight. The final score was 3-0 for Chelsea. It was a very good match for the home team.

The game was at Chelsea's stadium in London. Many fans came to watch. Chelsea played very well and Barcelona played badly.

The Goals

First Goal (27 minutes):Pedro Neto from Chelsea kicked the ball. The ball hit Jules Kounde from Barcelona. The ball went into Barcelona's goal. This is called an "own goal."

Second Goal (55 minutes):Estêvão, a young Brazilian player from Chelsea, scored a beautiful goal. He ran past two Barcelona players and kicked the ball very hard into the goal.

Third Goal (73 minutes):Liam Delap came on the field as a substitute. Enzo Fernández passed the ball to him. Delap kicked it into the goal.

Important Moment

Barcelona had a big problem in the match. Ronald Araujo, the Barcelona captain, got two yellow cards. After the second yellow card, the referee gave him a red card. This happened at 44 minutes. Araujo had to leave the game. Barcelona played with only 10 players after that.

The Young Stars

Two 18-year-old players played in this match:

• Estêvão from Chelsea (from Brazil)

• Lamine Yamal from Barcelona (from Spain)

Estêvão played better tonight. He scored one goal. Yamal did not play well.

What This Means

This win is very important for Chelsea. They now have 10 points in the Champions League. They are in 4th place in the table. They are doing well this season.

Barcelona is not happy. They only have 7 points. They need to win more games. This was a bad night for them.

What People Said

The Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, was very happy. His team played without a normal striker, but they still won easily.

The Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, was not happy. His team did not play well. They made many mistakes.

Glossary

Stadium - a big building where people watch sports

Competition - when teams play to see who is the best

Home team - the team that plays at their own stadium

Own goal - when a player kicks the ball into their own team's goal by mistake

Substitute - a player who comes on the field to replace another player

Yellow card - a warning from the referee (after 2 yellow cards, you get a red card)

Red card - when a player must leave the game

Referee - the person who controls the game and makes decisions

Captain - the leader of the team

Striker - a player who tries to score goals (attacks)

Manager - the person who tells the team how to play (also called "coach")

Table - a list showing which teams are winning (like a chart)

Points - the score teams get for winning games (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw)

True or False Questions

1. Chelsea won the match. (True / False)

2. The match was in Barcelona. (True / False)

3. Barcelona scored two goals. (True / False)

4. Estêvão is from Brazil. (True / False)

5. Araujo got a red card. (True / False)

6. Lamine Yamal scored a goal. (True / False)

7. The final score was 3-0. (True / False)

8. Barcelona played with 11 players for the whole match. (True / False)

9. Liam Delap was a substitute. (True / False)

10. This was a Champions League match. (True / False)

Answers:

1. True

2. False (It was in London)

3. False (Barcelona scored zero goals)

4. True

5. True

6. False (He did not score)

7. True

8. False (They played with 10 players after the red card)

9. True

10. True