When Estevao opened the scoring for Chelsea only 16 minutes into their Champions League match against Qarabag on Wednesday, it seemed like they'd roll to victory in Azerbaijan, but instead they found out why Qarabag are one of the surprise outfits of this UCL campaign in a 2-2 draw.

Chelsea escape a historic defeat through substitute Alejandro Garnacho's second-half equaliser, avoiding the embarrassment of becoming the first English team to lose to Azerbaijani side Qarabag.

Qarabag were ahead by half-time, with both of their goals down to errors from the young defender Jorrel Hato. He was beaten far too easily by Camilo Duran, whose shot came off the post and was tapped home by the impressive Leandro Andrade. Shortly thereafter, Hato conceded a penalty, dispatched by Marko Jankovic to put Qarabag 2-1 up at the break.

Garnacho struck in the 53rd for Chelsea, which was coming off Champions League victories over Ajax and Benfica after opening the league phase with a loss at leader Bayern Munich. In the other early game, Pafos earned its first-ever league-phase win by beating Spanish club Villarreal 1-0 at home in Cyprus.

Enzo Maresca has named his Chelsea side to face Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. Chelsea are aiming to claim a third consecutive victory in the Champions League this term, with the Blues winning two of their three opening league phase matches.

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.

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.

Chelsea were forced to settle for a disappointing draw against Qarabag in the Champions League despite goals from Estevao and Alejando Garnacho. Despite the Bra

Chelsea have condemned the alleged racist abuse that their team faced during their five-goal victory over Qarabag in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday. The game, played in Baku, was marred by allegations of racist abuse from the stands, with a video circulated on social media showing at least one fan making monkey gestures towards Chelsea players.