Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 07:39 / Updated Wednesday, November 26, 2025 07:40
Enzo Maresca (45 years old), Chelsea's coach, reacted after what his team achieved a historic victory in front of Barcelona, score 3-0 at “Stamford Bridge”.
Jules Kounde opened the scoring in the 27th minute after scoring in his own goal, and the Londoners took advantage of the elimination of Ronald Araujo at the end of the first half, managing to score twice more in the second half, through Estevao and Liam Delap.
Enzo Maresca, after the score victory with Barcelona: “Always a pleasant feeling”
“It's a good win. Honestly, it's nothing more than that. I knew how important this game was, but all games are important. When you beat Barcelona it's always a nice feeling, so today we're happy.
We dropped points away at Qarabag, then we beat Benfica and Ajax, and after that we lost the last game against Bayern Munich. This shows that all these confrontations are complicated”, said Maresca, according to sportal.bg.
“Barcelona are a team that feel comfortable when they have the ball. If they don't have it, they don't feel comfortable, so we tried to keep it. Even at 11 against 11, my feeling was very good, because the team was playing better.
The defensive side is always important, because you need balance. Fortunately, in the last month we have started to finish games without conceding a goal in the Premier League. This is something you have to do if you want to achieve important things,” added the Italian technician.
Maresca especially praised Estevao, the author of the second goal.
“It was a massive night for him, but I think it's a massive night for the whole club and all the fans. It's really good for everyone. We'll see if he starts against Arsenal. For now, it's time to get our energy back,” the manager concluded.
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