Chelsea vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
- 18': Marc Guiu
- 27': Moisés Caicedo
- 45': Enzo Fernández (P)
- 45'+6': Estêvão (P)
- 48': Tyrique George
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Chelsea teens put on show in 5-goal night to beat Ajax
Chelsea romped to a 5-1 win over Ajax at Stamford Bridge as Brazilian teenager Estêvão provided further evidence of his scintillating talent.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 2': Raúl Moro (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 4': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Handball by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
- 8': Offside, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Youri Baas.
- 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James McConnell.
- 11': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 11': Remko Pasveer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Remko Pasveer (Ajax). Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Remko Pasveer.
- 15': Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
- 17': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) is shown the red card.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 1, Ajax 0. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Fofana with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 19': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 19': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Oscar Gloukh.
- 24': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 24': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
- 25': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão following a corner.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 26': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea).
- 26': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Goal! Chelsea 2, Ajax 0. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 31': Penalty Ajax. Raúl Moro draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Moro (Ajax).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Goal! Chelsea 2, Ajax 1. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
- 35': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
- 35': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 41': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Offside, Ajax. Josip Sutalo is caught offside.
- 44': Penalty Chelsea. Enzo Fernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': Penalty conceded by Wout Weghorst (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Goal! Chelsea 3, Ajax 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
- 45'+4': Penalty Chelsea. Estêvão draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Penalty conceded by Youri Baas (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+5': Wout Weghorst (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': Goal! Chelsea 4, Ajax 1. Estêvão (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Chelsea 4, Ajax 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 4, Ajax 1.
- 45': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Marc Guiu.
- 48': Goal! Chelsea 5, Ajax 1. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
- 49': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jorthy Mokio.
- 51': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 51': James McConnell (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 56': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 60': James McConnell (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt saved. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Remko Pasveer (Ajax). Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Youri Baas.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Remko Pasveer (Ajax). Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Remko Pasveer (Ajax).
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Reggie Walsh replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lucas Rosa.
- 70': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrique George with a cross.
- 72': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
- 73': Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Ko Itakura (Ajax).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Remko Pasveer (Ajax). Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Remko Pasveer.
- 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
- 77': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Remko Pasveer (Ajax). Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
- 79': Substitution, Ajax. Youri Regeer replaces James McConnell.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
- 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jorthy Mokio.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Estêvão with a cross.
- 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
- 83': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 84': Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Mika Godts.
- 84': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Lucas Rosa.
- 85': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 86': Foul by Tyrique George (Chelsea).
- 86': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Ko Itakura (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 5, Ajax 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 5, Ajax 1.
Statistics
 AJA |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.4 | Possession | 65.6 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
| 314 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 17 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,947
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,947
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 3 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | +8 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo  |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
| 38 | Marc Guiu |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 41 | Estêvão |
Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Remko Pasveer (GK) |
| 37 | Josip Sutalo |
| 4 | Kou Itakura |
| 15 | Youri Baas |
| 2 | Lucas Rosa |
| 10 | Oscar Gloukh |
| 8 | Kenneth Taylor  |
| 16 | James McConnell |
| 25 | Wout Weghorst |
| 11 | Mika Godts |
| 7 | Raúl Moro |
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