Chelsea maintained their place on the high of the Convention League group desk in scintillating vogue as they dismantled Armenian Premier League facet Noah with an 8-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
It was the largest win within the competitors’s brief historical past, changing Nordsjaelland’s 7-1 victory over Ludogorets in final season’s group stage.
Chelsea – who beat Gent and Panathinaikos of their opening two European video games of the season – had been virtually surprised inside three minutes when Goncalo Gregorio was allowed area to pump a shot at Filip Jorgensen, whereas Joao Felix lacking an open aim from contained in the six-yard field did little to settle any early nerves.
Then the sport turned the mis-match many had anticipated. Tosin simply headed in Enzo Fernandez’s nook and, when Noah carelessly gave the ball away seconds after the restart, Marc Guiu was available to nip in and double the lead.
Axel Disasi then headed in one other nook, earlier than Felix atoned for his earlier miss to coolly clip over goalkeeper Ognjen Chancharevich and Mykhailo Mudryk added a fifth with a luxurious curling end.
Extremely, it was six at half-time, when Felix acquired the ball from Disasi, chopped inside his man and hit a shot that crossed the road through a deflection.
Joao Felix scored one other two, after hitting two within the 4-1 win over Panathinaikos
There seemed to be much less urgency from the Blues after the break – understandably, given the sport was already a foregone conclusion by that time. However with simply over 21 minutes to play, having already clipped the highest of the crossbar with a fierce shot, Christopher Nkunku discovered the online from a decent angle after his first effort had been saved.
There was time for another, too, with Nkunku rattling residence a penalty after a VAR assessment confirmed Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor had been fouled within the field, which added additional gloss to an unforgettable night in west London.
