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Chelsea pulled off one of the results in the Champions League on Tuesday night, after they thrashed Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were lucky not to be behind early, after Ferran Torres fumbled the chance to open the scoring.
Enzo Maresca’s men also saw Enzo Fernandez’s goal ruled out, before a Jules Kounde own goal gave them the lead.
Barcelona were reduced to 10 men before half time, as the referee showed Ronald Araujo a second yellow card.
Chelsea took advantage of their extra man to score twice after the break through Willian Estevao and Liam Delap.
Across the UK, Manchester City lost 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen, while Newcastle threw away a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 at Marseille.
Juventus edged a five-goal thriller against Bodo/Glimt, winning 3-2 in Norway and Borussia Dortmund thrashed Villarreal 4-0.
The Premier League has released a statement explaining why Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye was shown a straight red card early in the first half against Manchester United.
Gueye clashed with his own team-mate, Michael Keane, after a loose ball saw Bruno Fernandes’ shot go wide.
The referee decided it was “violent conduct” and sent him off.
A statement from the league read: “The referee’s call of red card to Gueye for violent conduct was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the action deemed to be a clear strike to the face of Keane.”
The sending-off appeared to galvanise Everton, as they took the lead before half-time thanks to a stunning effort from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
