Chelsea players celebrate their side's first goal of the game, scored via an own goal by Barcelona's Jules Kounde (not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpaDPATue, November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM UTC·4 min readClub world champions Chelsea claimed a 3-0 statement victory over 10-man Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday while Manchester City suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.
An own goal from Barca's Jules Kounde in the 27th, a stunner from teenager Estevao in the 55th and Liam Delap in the 73rd gave Chelsea a prestigious victory at Stamford Bridge in a duel of ex-champions against Barca.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Spanish champions had Ronald Araujo sent off shortly before half-time.
Erling Haaland was among several stars who did not start for City at Etihad Stadium, and when he came on in the 65th but it was too late as last year's Bundesliga champions Leverkusen scored from Alejandro Grimaldo's low shot in the 23rd and Patrik Schick's header in the 53rd.
It was a second straight setback for Pep Guardiola'as side who were beaten 2-1 on the weekend by Newcastle United in the Premier League.
Newcastle could not follow up as they lost 2-1 at Olympique Marseille from a brace by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the first five minutes of the second half.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementElsewhere, Borussia Dortmund trounced 10-man Villarreal 4-0 from Serhou Guirassy's brace, Karim Adeyemi and Daniel Svensson in a match where Guirassy and Fabio Silva failed to convert penalties.
Jose Mourinho's Benfica got their first points with a 2-0 success at Ajax in a duel of the two bottom ranked former champions, with Samuel Dahl on target early and Leandro Barreiro wrapping up matters late on.
Rasmus Hojlund missed a penalty but Scott McTominay and an own goal from Marko Jankovic secured a 2-0 victory for Napoli against Qarabag, and Juventus stole a first victory of the campaign, 3-2 at Norway's Bodö/Glimt, from Jonathan David in stoppage time.
Ten-man Galatasaray suffered a surprise 1-0 home defeat against Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise from a short range effort by David Promise while Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao ended 0-0.
Chelsea's Estevao scores their side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Barcelona's Ronald Araujo (R) walks off the field after being shown a red card and sent off following a second yellow card for a foul during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Chelsea's Moises Caicedo and Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi (R) battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Chelsea's Pedro Neto (R) and Barcelona's Ronald Araujo battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken (L) saves at the feet of Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad Stadium. Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa
Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts after a missed opportunity during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad Stadium. Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa
Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy and Daniel Svensson (l) celebrate after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi celebrates after scoring his side's third goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy and Daniel Svensson (L) celebrate after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi scores alongside Serhou Guirassy (L) their side's thrid goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi (2nd R) and Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior (R) and Renato Veiga (2nd L) battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes (L) scores his side's first goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Newcastle United FC at the Velodrome Stadium. Christophe Simon/AFP/dpaAdvertisementAdvertisement
