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Lamine Yamal, who for once found himself cast aside from the spotlight, was billed as the battle of the two teenage wonderkids.

Estevao Willian’s night was this.

The 18-year-old created a truly memorable moment to light up an already raucous Stamford Bridge with Chelsea already leading 1-0 and Barcelona having ten men.

Estevao cut inside Alejandro Balde after receiving a pass from Reece James, and fired a rasping shot past goalkeeper Joan Garcia into the roof of the net.

Start by believing the hype, as former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin once said.

After the 3-0 victory, Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live, “The goal is the bit everyone will see, and it was wonderful in a number of ways.” Its footwork and finish were flawless, brilliant, and flawless.

He’s a natural, in spite of all of his other qualities, including intelligence, movement, positioning, and intelligence. Because most footballers are called natural, which they are not, but for him, it just seems so simple. Some players simply move with grace and elegance in a different way from others. It’s stunning to observe.

Former Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge stated on Amazon Prime that “Yamail’s night was going to be his night and it would be all about him.” However, you saw Estavao tonight and it was fantastic.

In the 80th minute, Yamal’s evening came to an end, ending in jeers with the game already verloren.

Yamal and Estevao first faced off in an official match on Tuesday in the Champions League. The 18-year-olds were delivered three months apart in 2007.

According to the CIES Football Observatory, Yamal is valued at a staggering £307.4 million, with Estevao coming in second but trailing far behind at £103.8 million. They are now regarded as the two most valuable teenagers in world football.

The Barcelona and Spain forward will undoubtedly face comparisons, but he still leads in most attacking statistics, though not all of them.

Yamal is undoubtedly more well-known than Ousmane Dembele, who won the Kopa Trophy twice as he matured and won second place in the Ballon d’Or competition at age 17 when Spain won the tournament in 2024.

Yamal became the youngest goal scorer in his country with 31 goals and 42 assists in 119 Barca games and six assists in 23 games.

Estevao has five goals and one assist for Chelsea in comparison. In 83 games for Palmeiras, he scored 27 goals and added 15 assists, and he has five goals in Brazil’s 11 caps.

However, his goal on Tuesday felt different, even if he had admitted it.

I’m feeling what I’m feeling right now, but I really don’t have any words. Estevao told Amazon Prime, “It was really the perfect night.”

For me, it all happened “very quickly,” or “sort of happened before I knew it.” I stumbled my way through the designated area, and I eventually scored the goal. For me personally, this was a very special time in my career. I’m hoping to get even higher.

Chelsea already knew they had a unique talent when they purchased Estevao from Palmeiras for £29 million in the summer, which increased to £51 million.

Nevin claims that it is not about whether or not he will succeed, but rather when and how good he will be.

Can he and Yamal then reach the same heights as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi?

After the game, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said, “He and Lamine are very young, so it is too much pressure to start talking about Messi and Ronaldo.”

They must enjoy playing football, they say. They cannot be compared to Messi and Ronaldo because of how much they cost.

He needs to unwind, unwind, and enjoy the training sessions.

Maresca questioned whether it was possible to minimize the hype, saying that Pedro Neto plays wide if he doesn’t play. We both like Pedro.

What happened to Yamal at the other end of the spectrum while Estevao was caught on camera at one?

By the end, “his head was swimming,” he said of Blues left-back Marc Cucurella, who faced a formidable opponent.

Some fullbacks “lol” on the field and engaging in one-on-one combat, Nevin said. If they have a dribbling winger in their path, they believe I’m interested in this. By the way, “you need to chase me because I’m going to run away from you as well.”

Cucurella excels at it like a champ, even though there aren’t many people who are.

“Lamine Yamal was gaining the upper hand at the beginning of the game, he looked great, he looked graceful, and then he vanished,” I said. After that, Cucurella simply had him in his pocket.

Cucurella’s tackles on the pitch at Stamford Bridge were compared to Ashley Cole’s display against Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2004 in a typically combative display.

Wayne Rooney, a former England international who participated in that game, described Cucurella as “absolutely incredible.” It’s probably the best left-back performance I’ve seen in a very long time, I think.

Fans at Newcastle United must have believed they were at the end of the world.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had been a thorn in their side for years during his 18-year career at Arsenal.

Before Tuesday night’s Champions League game in Marseille, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe had warned the 36-year-old that she “looked as good as ever.”

Aubameyang’s quickfire double turned the game on its head at the Stade Velodrome, and it was enough to win the French team a 2-1 comeback victory. Newcastle was once again haunted by the biggest stage of all.

As the visitors’ road battles continued, Howe’s men’s stories became well-known.

Newcastle led, just like they did in their most recent away games against Brentford and West Ham. In the end, they tossed it away, just like they did with the London Stadium and the Gtech Community Stadium.

While Howe clung to “positive signs,” Defender Dan Burn described it as “10 minutes of madness.”

The irritable boss remarked, “We’re a little bit bruised right this second, but we’ll come back.” We have some exciting games in store.

We never anticipated that this competition would be simple. It was never going to be simple.

Even though Newcastle had initially handled a white-hot environment so successfully by gaining the upper hand, things could have been so different.

Before kick-off, the noise levels were clearly audible, and officials and officials were whistled loudly as they entered the warm-up area.

Flares were removed, ticker tape flew in the air, and a stunning tifo rose from the terraces with a banner that read “For my town, for my club.”

Newcastle, however, was prepared.

According to Howe, they had arrived early, trained at the Velodrome on Monday night, and looked at different ways to prepare for the game day, “to keep the players mentally engaged and ready for this game.”

That preparation appeared to have paid off against a second-place team in La Liga.

Newcastle started aggressively without being cowed by the crowd.

In the sixth minute, Harvey Barnes’ side went ahead thanks to his match-winning double against Manchester City on Sunday.

But Marseille rallied, which was crucial because Newcastle mishandled their advantage.

After Aubameyang squandered numerous chances in the opening half, the visitors were given enough warnings.

The Marseille forward, who had traveled extensively after the break, was not so sympathetic because Newcastle had to pay a high price for a poor kick-off.

After a number of duels deep in the opposition half, Fabian Schar’s side struggled to reclaim control of the ball.

Darryl Bakola, a 17-year-old who had a pass to Timothy Weah, was too easy for the defense of Newcastle to stop the game by making a through-ball into the right-hand channel.

Given how far Aubameyang was from goal, a Marseille equalizer was not exactly a foregone conclusion.

However, Nick Pope rushed off his line in an effort to beat Aubameyang before being caught in no man’s land as the right-winger nipped in and finished superbly from a tight angle.

Howe emphasized that despite the poor decision, he “backed” Pope after the game, citing the goalkeeper’s “some really good saves against Manchester City just three days ago.”

Four minutes later, Newcastle’s defense did not much better than Marseille’s decisive second goal.

Aubameyang finished well at the near post after Weah beat Tino Livramento down the right. Schar was ahead of him.

Sadly, they never really looked like equalizing, despite having plenty of time to reclaim the lead.

“We have lost 15 minutes of the second half,” Burn said, according to Burn.

“To come to a team like this, a stadium like this, this atmosphere, and put all that in and not leave with anything,” says one player.

That story has come to be well-known.

Newcastle have won each of their last six games at St James’ Park overall, but they have only won once while traveling. One of three victories in the Champions League placed them eighth in the standings following that victory on October 1 with a 4-0 victory over Union St. Gilloise.

And if they want to move up from 14th place in the Premier League, they will need to rally quickly for another significant test at Everton on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola celebrated taking over Manchester City on Tuesday with his 100th Champions League victory, but Bayer Leverkusen and their supporters were the ones who were dancing all the way.

With their delayed arrival in England, the Bundesliga side had anticipated a difficult evening, but Guardiola was left speechless after the game’s memorable 2-0 victory.

This was yet another low, according to the Spaniard in a pre-game press conference on Monday that there had been “more disappointments than good moments” for both himself and City in the elite club competition in Europe.

Guardiola made ten changes to the side that lost to Newcastle on Saturday, and the decision backfired spectacularly. The defeat was self-inflicted.

Guardiola acknowledged any criticisms of the number of changes and said, “I have to accept it.” “I have to accept that maybe it’s a lot,” I said, “because winning wouldn’t be a problem.”

The Spaniard continued, “I always believed that everyone had to be active during the long season, but maybe it was too much.” Instead of acting as we needed to, they played to avoid making mistakes.

We didn’t believe the performance was good. I assume full accountability. Something was missed. We had a fantastic opportunity, and we must now compete in the upcoming games.

The Leverkusen team’s arrival in Manchester was delayed by a luggage issue in Germany, which required the plane’s departure gate on Monday afternoon.

One senior Bayer Leverkusen employee was ” shocked,” telling BBC Sport they had made sure preparations for the contest but were not expecting that particular line-up. City’s glut of alterations on matchday later left him with his own words.

With six players from the under-19 side named on the bench, Edmond Tapsoba, Lucas Vazquez, ex-real Madrid player Lucas Vazquez, and Argentine duo Exequiel Palacios and Equi Fernandez, another staff member pointed to key players’ absence as a sign that they might struggle in the game.

In the opening period, City had three stars in the game, including Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, and Rayan Cherki, who were all substitutes, but when they were later called in, they were ultimately unable to put on a rescue show in the second half.

Savinho and Oscar Bobb were both on the verge of the game, but Omar Marmoush tried to rouse a home crowd, who were frequently as flat as the team.

The changes caused City to be slow, cumbersome, and disjointed, which could lead to a troubling defeat for them in the competition. They now face Real Madrid, a rival team from Europe, on December 10th, under pressure to produce some sort of result.

They made an effort to perform, but Guardiola remarked that when you are in a big team, you must show off. Everyone was the same, [including] the bench players. They slipped ten times as a result of every shot being blocked.

“With the players who have played frequently lately, perhaps we would have had confidence.” I’ve always liked to be overly kind and involve everyone because I believe there should be games every three or four days, with no one else able to support that.

After Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, Guardiola was the third manager to manage 100 or more English teams to win the Champions League, but the historic moment was one to remember.

Many people will say, “Why didn’t you play a stronger team?” Michael Brown, a former City player, was posed for the BBC on BBC Radio 5 Live. People will say, “Win the game and then make the changes.”

It almost seemed like it was going to be routine, but what it did with those changes was really give that side a huge boost. With all those players sat on the bench, you would think we have a good chance if you were walking on the pitch and looking across. That gave them reason to believe.

Leverkusen won in a surprise surprise thanks to skipper Alejandro Grimaldo’s rasping strike and Patrik Schick’s towering second-half header.

The traveling supporters and players jointly celebrated their famous victory at the end, led by the drummer and fan, who was also armed with a microphone.

Danish boss Hjulmand expressed his delight at both the victory and the character we displayed. This is a time to remember and a source of inspiration for our growth.

We played with a lot of courage and poise on the ball, and we did very well. A very good keeper and some luck were needed at times.

You can’t expect anything less from City than three points, according to the statement.

Former Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah remarked, “It’s unbelievable because we had a lot of senior players who were not here tonight.”

After it became known that the original winner was a transgender woman who was ineligible, Andrea Thompson, from Britain, has been named the world’s strongest woman.

Two days after the event took place in Arlington, Texas, on November 20, Thompson, 43, received the title from event promoters Strongman.

Strongman only permits contestants to compete in categories that match their biological sex, which was at birth.

After the six women’s weightlifting competitions, Thompson had won the title of second place behind the American competitor.

This athlete would not have been permitted to compete in the Woman’s Open category if we had known or had this been disclosed at any point before or during the competition, the statement continued.

“We have a responsibility to ensure fairness and ensure athletes are classified according to their gender, regardless of whether they were born as male or female.”

Thompson, who was first named the 2018 World’s Strongest Woman, acknowledged Strongman’s “investigating and rectifying the situation so quickly” but claimed the way she had won the title had removed the gloss.

She wrote in a post on her Instagram account that “what should have been a significant occasion has sadly been overshadowed by scandal and dishonesty from someone who was welcomed into our crazy sport.”

“I’m frustrated that I was unable to celebrate a victory, as well as the women who had their chance to shine on the podium or have their final day taken away from them,” I said.

Thompson, a native of Suffolk, claimed that she and other competitors had been “mentally drained” after receiving “backlash and insults” since the decision, which “needs to stop.”

She continued, “This has been my career’s most exhausting experience.