London, England – Chelsea run amok for Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening as dem beat Barcelona 3-0, and this one no be small better football wey dem play o! Na the kind game wey make you just collect palm wine, sit down, and dey enjoy every moment.
From the beginning, Chelsea sabi say dem waka come show form. Even before dem get first goal, na two attempts dem don disallow. But no wala, because a bizarre own goal from Barcelona give Chelsea di first lead. E be like say dem no know say na “self-goal” be di new trend for football. Then, just before halftime, Barcelona dey reduced to ten men. Na there Chelsea dey decide to turn di heat up after di break.
Di gaffer, Hansi Flick, organize im boys well. Dem prepare well to stop Barcelona from holding di ball (plus na dem no want any Messi drama) and when dem finally collect am, dem dey move am fast and dey play am with sense. Dem sabi sey styles matter for football, and this one na how dem take orchestrate di whole show. For di first half, Chelsea get 49% possession; dem no even finish far behind as dem complete just 16 passes less than Barcelona!
Na better football statistics we dey discuss here, my padi! Before halftime, Chelsea play pass for Barcelona side well well—106 passes for Barcelona half, while di Catalans?! Just 71. And when dem reach final third? E wan finish like 64 to 32, Chelsea’s favor! Dem dey shoot well dey make sense, too: seven shots to Barcelona’s three. Na so dem fit show who get better football connection!
Di second half come be wahala for Barcelona. Na only Chelsea dey control di tempo, and dem really shine na di amount of players wey dey outnumber Barcelona for pitch. Dem dey catch Barcelona defenders nap, especially with di pacey attackers wey dey flank di striker. Estevao and Garnacho dey on fire, making sure say Barcelona dey fall back as dem dey overload di flanks.
But hold up, make I yarn you about one player wey dey make waves that night: Marc Cucurella! Na di left-back show wey mastermind di celebration, scattered Lamine Yamal for joy. Di guy sabi how to tackle, and na which side wen im dey demonstrate di best football moves. Him win game-high three tackles, and his 97 touches–no be small. His combination with Enzo Fernandez and Garnacho? Na di rhythm wey make slay queen shakara for di pitch.
As game dey go on, Chelsea no just dey play dey play; dem dey plan to show Barcelona say their academy don miss dem. Cucurella, wey come out from Barca own setup, don show say na him time to shine and make dem regret letting am go in 2020. E be two years wey him don turn one of di best left-backs wey football get! With each pass, each run, na so him dey paint a picture of “I sabi pass una!”
Estevao performance too dey commendable and fit gel well for di scholars wey go watch di game. Chelsea put down di marker for Europe and if dem dey play like this, na dem go rule dem way to di top! With 3-0 finish like dis, who no go want join di victory groove? Make we see wetin next match go bring, but one thing be sure: Chelsea don show say dem ready for anything!
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