They went directly into history with the “kindergarten”! The first team in the Champions League to boast such a feat
Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 23 October 2025, 07:53 / Updated on Thursday, 23 October 2025 07:53
Chelsea defeated Ajax, 5-1, in the 3rd stage of the main group of the Champions League. Indeed, the band coached by Enzo Maresca (45 years old) also took advantage of the fact that the Dutch evolved from numerical inferiority from the 15th minute, when Kenneth Taylor (23 years old) was eliminated following a hard tackle.
The English settled in 11th place in the mammoth group, with 6 points, but they have one more reason to be happy, which gives them hope for the future.
The future sounds good! Chelsea, the first team in the history of the Champions League to boast of such a thing
Following this result, Chelsea became the first team in the history of the Champions League to win a match in which three players under the age of 20 scored!
Marc Guiu (19 years old) opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Estevao (18 years old) converted a shot from 11 meters in the extra time of the first half (45+6'), and Tyrique George (19 years old) made it 5-1 in the 48th minute.
Moreover, Reggie Walsh (17 years old), sent on by Maresca for the last 30 minutes, became the youngest player to debut for Chelsea in the Champions League.
“So Man of the Match winner Jamie Bynoe-Gittens felt 'old' just 21 years after this Chelsea game!” joked journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Enzo Fernandez (24) and Josip Sutalo (own goal) were the other scorers for Chelsea, who now prepare for their Premier League matchday 9 home clash with Sunderland on 25 October.
I am very happy with our game. We started well and the red card changed the course of the match. I played a very good match. We scored five goals, but we could have scored more.
It's difficult to play with a man down. We know this very well. It's really nice to see the young players impressing. It is important that they take advantage of the chances they get.
– Enzo MarescaChelsea's coach
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