The Blues took the lead through teen star Estevao early on but then paid for two mistakes by Jorrel Hato as Leandro Andrade and a penalty from Marko Jankovic sent Qarabag to the dressing room ahead.

The Blues narrowly avoided a historically embarrassing defeat in a 2-2 draw at Qarabag where manager Enzo Maresca's rotation was questioned.

Chelsea have made UEFA aware of alleged racist abuse directed at “a number” of the club’s players during Wednesday’s Youth League meeting with Qarabağ in Azerbaijan.

Enzo Maresca had made seven changes from the line-up that faced Tottenham on the weekend, but, faced with a deficit at half-time, he was forced to turn to trusted lieutenants. Fernandez, Garnacho, and Delap replaced Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, and Tyrique George.

Chelsea's Estevao (18y 195d) became the third-youngest player in Champions League history to score in both of his first two starts in the competition, behind Ethan Nwaneri (17y 348d) and Kylian Mbappe (18y 85d).

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended his team selections after they dropped Champions League points in a 2-2 draw with Qarabag.

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A stunning 3–2 victory over Benfica saw them recover from conceding twice in the opening 16 minutes to collect their first ever Champions League win outside of qualifying, even costing Bruno Lage his job in Lisbon. They followed up an almighty scalp with victory over Copenhagen, who struggled during their trek to Baku.

Defying his age yet again, the Brazil international took risks and played with an unpredictability all evening in Baku, scoring the opening goal of the game by collecting from compatriot Andrey Santos, cutting onto his left and, while falling to the turf, firing low into the near corner.