“Chelsea thrashed Ajax in the pouring rain in London on Wednesday night to record back-to-back wins in the Champions League. Manager Enzo Maresca rang the changes and he was rewarded with a superb attacking display, though the visitors were reduced to 10 men early in the first half after a wild challenge from Kenneth Taylor on Facundo Buonanotte. Goals from Marc Guiu, Moises Caicedo and a penalty apiece from Enzo Fernandez and Estevao had Chelsea 4-1 up at half-time before Tyrique George added a fifth after 48 minutes. In what was Chelsea’s 200th Champions League match, it was as comfortable an evening as they could have imagined — though still one packed with incident. Here, Mark Carey and Simon Johnson analyse the action. …”
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