Enzo denied again by the offiicals! The Argentine headed in a free-kick past Garcia, but the linesman's flag goes up for offside. The decision probably went against Chalobah, and VAR confirms the decisions.
Enzo denied again by the offiicals! The Argentine headed in a free-kick past Garcia, but the linesman's flag goes up for offside. The decision probably went against Chalobah, and VAR confirms the decisions.
The ball was played towards the Chelsea box, and Sanchez came flying out, kung-fu style, to kick the danger away. He does that, and then his knee takes out Fermin's head in the follow through. The Barcelona forward goes down in pain, and the away side did not like that. No foul, though.
End-to-end stuff, this. Chelsea almost shoot themselves in the foot as they lose posession while trying to play out from the back. Yamal squares it perfectly for Ferran, but the Barca forward gets his footing wrong and blasts his shot wide.
Oooooh! Chelsea thought they had gotten an early lead. It all came from a corner routine, as Garnacho floated in a ball in the box which Lewandowski failed to clear. Fofana won posession and played it to Enzo, who poked it past Garcia. But his celebrations are cut short as the referee spots a handball in the buildup.
Referee Slavko Vincic blows his whistle, and Chelsea get tonight's match underway at Stamford Bridge. The home crowd are out in full force for this crucial fixture, so stay tuned for live updates.
Chelsea and Barcelona have played each other 14 times in the Champions League. Both sides have won four games each, while six matches ended in a draw.
The last time they met was in the 2017-18 season in the Round of 16 stage. The first leg at Stamford Bridge ended in a 1-1 draw, but Barcelona won the second leg 3-0 to win 4-1 on aggregate.
Starting XI: Robert Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Narc Cucurella; Reece James (c), Moises Caicedo; Estevao, Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Garnacho; Pedro Neto.
Bench: Filip Jorgensen (gk), Jorrel Hato, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Facundo Buananotte, Tyrique George, Jamie Gittens, Andrey Santos, Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Marc Guiu.
Starting XI: Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo (c), Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres; Robert Lewandowski.
Bench: Wojciech Szczesny (gk), Diego Kochen (gk), Gerard Martin, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Dro Fernandez, Marc Bernal, Marc Casado, Marcus Rashford, Roony Bardghji.
Fixture: Chelsea vs Barcelona, Matchday 5
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Time: 1:30 AM IST (November 26)
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
Live Telecast: Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 2 HD, Sony TEN 3 HD
We are back with another Champions League live blog, this time covering Barcelona’s trip to London to face Chelsea. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.