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Chelsea set a Champions League record during their thrashing of Ajax on Wednesday. Stamford Bridge roared with pride as Chelsea’s young guns produced a night for the ages, dismantling a helpless Ajax side 5-1 in the Champions League. Marc Guiu, Estevao, and Tyrique George, all three still in their teens, etched their names into history with impressive performances across the board.
History makers at the Bridge
The breakthrough came courtesy of Guiu, just 19 years and 291 days old, who showed composure beyond his age to give Chelsea the lead. For a fleeting moment, he became the club’s youngest-ever Champions League scorer, but the chaos that followed made sure his record didn’t last long. If the first act belonged to Guiu, the second was stolen by Estevao, the Brazilian wonderkid, who is already being touted as the next global superstar. At just 18 years and 181 days, he coolly dispatched a penalty to steal the record. It was the third penalty of the night after Enzo Fernandez and Wout Weghorst converted the earlier spot-kicks.
As if that wasn’t enough history for one night, Enzo Maresca turned to his bench and introduced Tyrique George, another academy jewel. Within three minutes of coming on, the 19-year-old joined the teenage goal parade with a composed finish from the edge of the box, sealing Chelsea’s fifth of the evening and putting the record beyond doubt. With that strike, Chelsea became the first team ever in the competition to have three different teenagers on the scoresheet in the same match.
- Soham Mukherjee
