This article could be made up entirely of Chelsea players given the success their youngsters had in a 5-1 demolition of Ajax.
The Blues gave minutes to 10 players aged 21 or younger, while they became the first team in Champions League history to have three teenage scorers.
Marc Guiu was first on the scoresheet, with the 19-year-old Spaniard – known as a powerful, quick number nine – poking home to briefly become the club’s youngest goalscorer in the competition.
His record on Wednesday night lasted for just 33 minutes with Estevao Willian, who is one year, three months and 20 days younger, netting a penalty.
Already a Brazil international with nine caps, Estevao was described as a “special talent” by ex-England striker Wayne Rooney when he scored a late winner against Liverpool earlier this month, while his Chelsea team-mate Jorrel Hato – another teenager who started against Ajax – said Barca sensation Yamal is the only player of comparison.
English winger Tyrique George scored Chelsea’s fifth goal, and the 19-year-old is already a familiar name after a breakthrough season with the Blues last term when he played 750 minutes in their run to the Europa Conference League title.
Reggie Walsh, a technical, deep-lying playmaker who turned 17 on Monday, broke another record for the club by becoming their youngest player in Europe’s top tier competition, while Jamie Gittens, 21, became the youngest Chelsea player to create five or more chances in a Champions League match – a record previously held by Eden Hazard.
