Chelsea Prints UEFA Conference League Record With 8-0 Defeated Victory

JAKARTA - Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League 2024/2025 record after a convincing 8-0 win over FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Friday, November 8, 2024, early morning WIB.

Chelsea were already six goals ahead until the first half ended. Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku each scored two goals for the Blues.

Tosin Adarbioyo, Marc Guiu, Axel Disasi, and Mykhailo Mudryk are other Chelsea goalscorers.

The score of eight goals is the first time that has occurred in the UEFA Conference League since it rolled out three years ago or 2021. The previous biggest winning margin in Europe's third-level tournament was six goals.

Not only set a record, the victory led Chelsea to the top of the UEFA Conference League standings this season with perfect points nine out of three matches.

"The players once again show how professional and serious they are. Football is full of surprises."

"What I asked them before the game was to show how serious we were, how professional we were, and they showed it," said Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, after the game.

Supporters of the Blues only need to wait 12 minutes to see the opener. Adarbioyo headed home the ball from a corner before the second goal came a minute later through Guiu's action intercepting a pass in the opponent's defense area and then breaking into the net.

Another header from the corner kick was scored by Disasi in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute, it was Felix's turn to sign the scoreboard after receiving a pass from Enzo Fernandez.

Mudryk didn't want to miss it. He curled a beautiful shot into the top corner of the goal six minutes before halftime to change the score to 5-0.

Instead of being finished, Chelsea can still add more goals through Felix who scored his second goal four minutes before the break.

After scoring six goals in the first half, Chelsea relaxed the tempo. However, Nkunku managed to score two goals, snatching the bouncing ball after his first shot was pushed over in the 69th minute and then converting the penalty seven minutes later.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's big win in European tournaments is the second since they beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 13-0 at the 1971/1972 European Cup Winners season. In that match, Chelsea won 21-0 fantastic aggregate.