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Est\u00eav\u00e3o Willian relished the biggest night of his short career after powering Chelsea to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the Champions League with a special solo goal.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old Brazilian struggled to make sense of his emotions after a special night at Stamford Bridge. Est\u00eav\u00e3o, who joined Chelsea from Palmeiras for \u00a352m last summer, convincingly won his battle with Barca\u2019s Lamine Yamal and stole the limelight when he put Enzo Maresca\u2019s side 2-0 up early in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really have any words,\u201d the Chelsea winger said. \u201cIt was the perfect night. It was all very quick. It was such a special goal in my career for me and I hope to score many more.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the most special moment of my career. I\u2019m so happy my family were here. From the moment I arrived I felt such a connection for the fans. I\u2019m so happy I can score for them and make them happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Est\u00eav\u00e3o is only the third teenager \u2013 after Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 \u2013 to score in each of his first three Champions League starts. But Maresca, whose side rose to fifth in the standings, sought to play down comparisons with Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n
\u201cEst\u00eav\u00e3o needs to relax, enjoy his football,\u201d Chelsea\u2019s head coach said. \u201cHim and Lamine, if you start to talk about Messi and Ronaldo, it\u2019s too much pressure for young boys like them. It\u2019s too much for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea took the lead through an own-goal from Jules Kound\u00e9 and rounded off the scoring through Liam Delap. Bar\u00e7a were outplayed and were reduced to 10 men when Ronald Ara\u00fajo received a second yellow just before half-time.<\/p>\n
Chelsea are unbeaten in six matches in all competitions before hosting Arsenal on Sunday. Maresca plans to give his players two days off before ramping up preparations for the Premier League pacesetters.<\/p>\n
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