Chelsea stars mock Barcelona after one-sided Stamford Bridge win

Chelsea’s comprehensive 3-0 dismantling of Barcelona at Stamford Bridge triggered blunt assessments from the home camp, with several players openly questioning the Catalans’ intensity and structure on the night.

Sanchez: ‘Cucurella had Yamal in his pocket’

Barcelona’s much-anticipated showdown between teenage sensations Lamine Yamal and Estevao quickly shifted toward a different duel, Marc Cucurella versus Yamal.

The Chelsea left-back dominated the contest, and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez didn’t sugar-coat his view post-match.

Speaking to El Chiringuito, Sanchez said Cucurella “had him in his pocket,” before adding that Chelsea controlled the match from start to finish despite having three goals ruled out for offside.

Enzo Fernandez slams Barcelona’s defensive setup

Midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who was a persistent menace in Barcelona’s half, criticised the Blaugrana’s tactical structure.

“They keep their line too high for my liking,” he told Movistar+. “We knew exactly where the spaces would be, and we kept finding our forwards in behind. That was Maresca’s plan.”

Flick’s Barcelona still far from coherent

Despite manager Hansi Flick insisting there would be “progress in the coming weeks,” Barcelona offered little resistance.

Their long-standing issues with pressing coordination and the offside trap resurfaced, and Chelsea exploited them repeatedly.

While Flick has tried to introduce structural tweaks, the heavy defeat showed just how far the team remains from recapturing last season’s defensive efficiency.

Chelsea, meanwhile, walked away with a dominant win and a viral soundbite, as the gulf in performance between the two European giants played out clearly under the lights in west London.