Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona Highlights, UEFA Champions League: Buoyant Blues Dominate 10-Man Blaugrana At Stamford Bridge

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.

• 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chelsea's relentless pressure bears fruit, and this time, it will count. Another short corner, and Garnacho rolls it to Cucurella. The former La Masia player cuts it back across the face of the goal, and it hits the leg of Kounde and goes past his goalkeeper.

Chelsea are absolutely turning in the screws against Barcelona. Another fantastic ball into the box falls to James, and the Chelsea skipper has a snap shot from outside penalty area. It flies over the bar, but it's not far off.

A decent build-up down the left flank gives acres of space for Balde to run, but Gusto pulls his jersey to stop him. The referee brandishes a yellow card for him, and there are no complaints. Meanwhile, Chelsea keep up the relentless pressure on Barcelona's half.

Araujo sent off!! This is the last thing that Barcelona wanted, losing their skipper before the break. Cucurella made that happen, running with pace along the left flank. Araujo is committed with his challenge and came in flying, catching the Spaniard without touching the ball.

Having been booked before for complaining a bit too much, the referee has no choice but to show him a second yellow card. Barcelona are down to 10 men.

The two minutes of added time flows by, and Barcelona – now down to 10 men – hang on. At half-time, Chelsea have a slender lead, but the Blues have completely dominated proceedings and then some. Expect changes at the break from both sides for a huge second half.

The second half is underway at Stamford Bridge. Marcus Rashford marks his return to England as he comes on in place of Ferran Torres. Chelsea bring on Andrey Santos in place of the already booked Gusto.

Yet another disallowed goal for Chelsea. The ball was played to Andrey Santos, who put the ball into the back of the net past Garcia, who should have done better. However, the flag goes up for offside against Garnacho, and replays show that it was a spot on decision.

A magnificent goal from Estevao, and Chelsea double their advantage against 10-man Barcelona. Santos wins the ball and Reece played it to the young Brazilian, and he held off against pressure from Cubarsi and Balde before blasting it from an acute angle to find the roof of the net.

Chelsea are smelling blood, bringingo on additional striker – Liam Delap – in place of Garnacho. At the moment, the Barcelona defence looks so shaky that you will back the hosts to score again before the final whistle.

A defensive change by Hansi Flick as former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen comes on, to some mixed reception from the home crowd, to replace Fermin. Lewandwoski also comes off for Raphinha. This looks like damage control from the Barcelona manager.

Neto shows his pace as he makes it past the Barcelona defenders into the box. Garcia does well to close down the angle at he near post, and it's a good save at the end to send it behind for a corner.

The resulting ball into the box is swung goalwards by Fofana, with Barcelona failing to clear the danger, but the shot flies over the bar.

The ball is played by Pedro Neto to Enzo, and the Argentina, instead of having a shot, cut it back across for Delap to poke it past Joan Garcia in the 73rd minute.

The offside flag goes up and the goal is chalked off, but VAR gets involved and confirms that Enzo was onside, and the goal stands! This is Delap's first goal for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

With Chelsea dictacting the tempo of the game, Barcelona make a double change. Yamal and Balde are off, with Dani Olmo and Gerard Martin coming on.

Meanwhile, Barcelona have probably the first threatening moment in more than an hour, with Rashford's snap shot towards the bottom corner bringing out a good save from Sanchez.

A double change from the home side, with Tyrique George and Josh Acheampongcoming on for Estevao and Reece James.

Chelsea have continued to dominate the ball. With a match against Arsenal at the weekend, the Blues have understandably taken their foot off the gas a bit.

Meanwhile, the fourth official holds up his board to indicate a minimum of three minutes to be played at the end of 90 minutes.

Barcelona's run of scoring in the Champions League, stretching 24 games, comes to an end tonight. The referee blows the whistle for full time, and Chelsea register their biggest win over the Blaugrana in the Champions League.