Chelsea defeated Ajax 5-1 in the third round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, thanks to goals from Giu, Caicedo, Enzo, Esteban Willian, and Tyreke George. Chelsea winger Tyreke George expressed his gratitude for scoring in the Champions League for the first time and expressed his hope to continue to move forward with the team.

In the 18th minute of the match, Wesley Fofana headed the ball to Giu volley in, helping Chelsea to open the scoring 1-0. In the 27th minute, Caicedo took Gittens's diagonal pass and scored with a long shot, helping Chelsea continue to lead Ajax 2-0.

In the 32nd minute, Raul Moro was kicked down by Adarabioyo during an attack, and the referee awarded Ajax a penalty kick. Subsequently, Weghorst took the penalty kick and scored, helping Ajax to a 1-2 draw.

In the 44th minute, Enzo was tackled by Weghorst when receiving the ball, and the referee directly awarded Chelsea a penalty kick. Subsequently, Enzo took the penalty kick and scored, helping Chelsea extend their lead to 3-1.

In the first half stoppage time, Estevan William scored a penalty kick to help Chelsea make the score 4 to 1. In the 48th minute of the second half, Andre Santos tried to break through but was cleared by the opponent's defender. Tyreek George immediately stepped forward and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Chelsea to a significant lead of 5 to 1.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Ajax 5-1 at home and achieved two consecutive victories.

"It was a really great day," said 19-year-old Tyreek George. "I'm very happy to score my first goal in the Champions League and to have a great win. I'm really happy that we won the game. We scored a lot of goals, played well and enjoyed ourselves on the court. This is the Champions League and we had fun and played beautifully."

"We were all young and had fun playing. We played with freedom and the manager told us to have fun and be free in the final third, and that's what we showed in the game."

Tyreek George continued, "I couldn't wait to get on the court and wanted to score a goal so badly. I did it, so I'm very happy. I just saw the ball there and thought I should just rush up and kick it, and I actually scored. It felt great. I've dreamed of scoring in the Champions League since I was 8 years old, and this is what it means to have a dream come true."

"I think the key is just working hard every day in practice and I think that's why we're winning, so we just have to keep doing that and keep the momentum going. We just want to keep working hard and keep improving and keep winning games."