The knowledge that this was an evening in the company of an Ajax team not fit to lace the boots of the giants who represented the Dutch side in years gone by did not dull Chelsea’s delight in seeing further vindication of their faith in youth.
History was made more than once by the youngest team in the Champions League. There was Marc Guiu becoming Chelsea’s youngest scorer in the competition, only for the forward aged 19 years and 291 days to end up in third place by full-time. His record lasted all of 33 minutes, ending when the 18-year-old Brazilian winger Estêvão Willian scored just before half-time, and Guiu tumbled further down the list when Tyrique George – 19 years and 260 days – rounded off a 5-1 win for Enzo Maresca’s side early in the second half.
Continue reading…The knowledge that this was an evening in the company of an Ajax team not fit to lace the boots of the giants who represented the Dutch side in years gone by did not dull Chelsea’s delight in seeing further vindication of their faith in youth.History was made more than once by the youngest team in the Champions League. There was Marc Guiu becoming Chelsea’s youngest scorer in the competition, only for the forward aged 19 years and 291 days to end up in third place by full-time. His record lasted all of 33 minutes, ending when the 18-year-old Brazilian winger Estêvão Willian scored just before half-time, and Guiu tumbled further down the list when Tyrique George – 19 years and 260 days – rounded off a 5-1 win for Enzo Maresca’s side early in the second half. Continue reading…