Chelsea Fans Taunt Lamine Yamal With Ruthless Estevao Chant

A big talking point from Tuesday night's Champions League clash between Chelsea and Barcelona was an explicit Lamine Yamal chant that could be heard ringing around Stamford Bridge.

Yamal played his first match against Premier League opposition on Matchday 5 of the Champions League league phase as he came up against Enzo Maresca's side.

The teenager, who is widely regarded as one of the biggest talents in world football, came into the contest with three goals in his last four games – a promising sign for the Catalan giants.

Ahead of kick-off, compatriot Marc Cucurella jokingly warned that Yamal he could be in for a tricky night.

“It’s difficult to play against them [type of players] because they have special talent and a lot of quality,” said Cucurella. “It’s not Lamine vs Cucurella. It’s a big game. We need to have a big game.”

He added: “I tell [Estevao Willian] to put shin pads on in training because I start to train [for the game vs Barcelona].”

A short time later and Yamal was outshone by Chelsea forward Estevao, who found the back of the net as the Blues cruised to a 3-0 victory.

In fact, Estavao's performance led the Chelsea faithful to sing the chant: “You’re just a sh-- Estevao” to Yamal before he was replaced by Dani Olmo in the 80th minute.

Cucurella, meanwhile, kept his international teammate quiet for large spells.

Here's how social media reacted to Yamal's display.

One said: "The world needs to start giving Cucurella the praise he deserves. Yamal no problem," while another commented: "Never seen anything like this. Estevao makes Lamine Yamal look so ordinary. What a talent."

A third wrote: "I’ve just witnessed one of the best performances by a teenager at Stamford Bridge. And it wasn’t Lamine Yamal. Won’t be forgetting it quickly."

A fourth said: "Lamine Yamal looked like Antony in the Premier League tonight. Just shows the difference in level between," and a fifth added: "Yamal nowhere to be seen."

In his pre-match interview, Cucurella was asked to compare Yamal and Estevao.

“I think both of them are very special players, they have a lot of talent, they always go to the ball, they always try to do the one-by-ones," he said.

"They are players who can decide games. And then I think maybe the only difference is that Lamine is playing in Europe for maybe two or three seasons and Estevao is arriving this season."

"But he's doing really well," added Cucurella. "I think he's continuing in his way and his level and improving in all aspects."