Eighteen-year-old Est\u00eav\u00e3o delivered a defining night in the Champions League as Chelsea produced a 3-0 victory over Barcelona. The Brazilian scored a spectacular goal to complete his third strike in as many Champions League starts, following earlier goals against Ajax and Qaraba\u011f.<\/p>\n
The sequence places Est\u00eav\u00e3o alongside Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in a rare list of teenagers to score in each of their first three appearances in the competition. The draft data lists their ages and clubs at the time: Kylian Mbappe, 18 years, 113 days (AS Monaco); Est\u00eav\u00e3o, 18 years, 215 days (Chelsea); and Erling Haaland, 19 years, 107 days (Salzburg).<\/p>\n
Est\u00eav\u00e3o\u2019s goal came during what the club described as one of the Blues\u2019 best performances of the Clearlake Capital era. It capped a display in which he continued a rich run of form: he has scored in each of his most recent seven starts for club and country.<\/p>\n
Expectations were high before the teenager arrived at Stamford Bridge, and in his first few months as a Blue he has met them. The performance against Barcelona reinforced his rapid adaptation to elite-level competition and his ability to produce decisive moments when starting.<\/p>\n
After the victory Est\u00eav\u00e3o spoke to Amazon Prime Video Sport and struggled for words as he reflected on the evening. \u201cI don\u2019t have any words to describe this [how I\u2019m feeling],\u201d Est\u00eav\u00e3o told Amazon Prime Video Sport. \u201cI\u2019m very happy for this perfect night, for the victory, for the goal. I\u2019m grateful to God for this moment and will keep moving forward thinking about our next objectives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened very fast [the goal], I received the ball and cut inside and then scored the goal. Like I said I\u2019m grateful to God for this moment, a very special moment in my career. And I\u2019m grateful to Chelsea for everything they\u2019re doing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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