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 let slip of an early lead to draw 2-2 in Baku and leave two precious League Phase points on the table.It all started so well for Enzo Maresca’s team. The manager picked a strong side from

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 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.

Former Everton midfielder Leon Osman hopes 19-year-old Jorrel Hato will "learn a lot" from the two errors he made during Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Qarabag, as Enzo Maresca's side narrowly avoided becoming the first English team to lose to the Azerbaijani side.

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

John Obi Mikel has been proven right about Chelsea following their 2-2 draw with Qarabag in the Champions League. The Blues were held after a disappointing showing on Wednesday evening, leaving fans unhappy with Enzo Maresca.

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 has defended his decision to heavily rotate his team despite the disappointing 2-2 Champions League draw with Qarabag on Wednesday.

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.