Chelsea 8-0 Noah: Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku each score two goals, setting the record for the Blues' biggest Conference League win | Football News

Chelsea retained their position at the top of the Conference League group table in brilliant fashion as they dismantled Armenian Premier League side Noah with an 8-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

It was the biggest win in the competition's short history, replacing Nordsjaelland's 7-1 win over Ludogorets in last season's group stage.

Chelsea – who beat Gent and Panathinaikos in their first two European games of the season – were almost stunned within three minutes when Goncalo Gregorio was given space to shoot at Filip Jorgensen, while Joao Felix missed an open goal from the six-yard box doing little to help to calm those early nervousness.

Then the game became the mismatch that many expected. Tosin headed effortlessly from Enzo Fernandez's corner and when Noah carelessly gave the ball away seconds after the restart, Marc Guiu was there to double the lead.

Axel Disasi then headed in another corner before Felix made up for his earlier miss by casually beating goalkeeper Ognjen Chancharevich and Mykhailo Mudryk scored the fifth goal with a superb curling finish.

Incredibly, it was six at half-time when Felix received the ball from Disasi, hacked into his man and deflected a shot that went over the line.

After the break there seemed to be less urgency for the Blues – understandably so considering the game was already decided at that point. But with just over 21 minutes to play, Christopher Nkunku hit the top of the crossbar with a powerful shot, hitting the goal from a tight angle after his first attempt was parried.

There was still time for another goal when Nkunku converted a penalty after a VAR review confirmed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had been fouled in the penalty area, adding even more gloss to an unforgettable evening in west London.

Maresca: Football is full of surprises; we had to be ready

Chelsea Head coach Enzo Maresca:

“Once again the players showed how professional and serious they are. It's very easy to slip or fall in games like this. We're professional and I think they showed that. This is an important message for all of us.

“If you're not mentally ready, if you don't take it seriously, you can easily fail against any team. The most important thing is that we are serious, we are professional and that is the right thing we had to show tonight.”

On Mudryk's chances of starting in the Premier League: “We take Misha into account, we take them all into account in every game. The thing is, we have 24, 25 players, so we always try to take the best 11 we think.”

“The important thing is that Mischa continues to improve, like he did tonight. He scored a fantastic goal and had some good moments.”

About Tyrique George's full debut: “I think he was very good. I said before the game that with young players sometimes it's better to tell them the day before (they're starting) so they can prepare, but with some of them it's better to tell them close at the game so they don't get nervous.

“We already knew Tyrique was going to start, but I only told him two hours before the game and I think he was very good.”

Mota: We lost control of the game

Noah manager Rui Mota:

“We didn't start as well as we wanted, then we conceded two goals very quickly and after that we started to lose control and leave too much space.”

“We made a lot of mistakes, which is not normal for our team, and when you play against such good players who just need a chance to score, we started conceding a lot of goals and completely lost in the first game lost control of the game.” half.

“It's not easy to come back in the second half when you're losing 6-0, but the boys had character and tried to do something with the game. We had a few chances to score, and that's what I do. “What makes me saddest is that with what we created on offense, we might have been able to score a goal or two.

“Congratulations to Chelsea. They were very strong, now we just have to keep going.”

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