Enzo Fernandez registers a hat-trick of assists in just NINE MINUTES as Chelsea score SIX before half-time against Armenian minnows Noah
- Fernandez started the match having lost his place in the Blues’ first choice
- He was taken off the pitch at half-time after shining in the first half of the 8-0 thrashing
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Enzo Fernandez scored a hat-trick of assists in Chelsea’s rampant performance against Noah.
The midfielder, who was recently left out of the squad due to Romeo Lavia’s performances, was given an opportunity in the Europa League from the start and grabbed it with both hands.
He started on Thursday evening and captained the London side, hoping to put his name back in contention for a starting spot when the Blues play Arsenal this weekend.
And he got a perfect start when his outswinging corner was met by Tosin Adarabioyo to open the scoring after 12 minutes, before setting up Joao Felix for the second.
Then, with just 21 minutes left on the clock, he played another neat ball through to Felix, who made it 4-0.
Ezno Fernandez grabbed a hat-trick of assists for Chelsea against Noah in nine minutes
Fernandez captained the Blues against the Armenian Minnows after coming up from the first team
He set up Tosin Adarabioyo (left) for the first goal before providing two more assists for Joao Feliz
After costing Chelsea a whopping £106.8million almost two years ago, Fernandez has found it difficult to find consistency in a Blues shirt.
He made 75 appearances for Chelsea, scoring seven goals, but has played in and out regularly and currently plays as a back-up to Lavia and Moises Caicedo, who was his former partner.
He was substituted for Cesare Cadadei against Noah at half-time, with the Blues winning the match 8–0 on aggregate.
If Lavia and Caicedo stay fit, the World Cup winner is likely to be on the bench again against Arsenal, but it did not hurt his chances of starting on Thursday.
That was despite the fact that they were playing Noah, a team that is almost 300 places below Chelsea in the UEFA coefficient rankings and performed at an extremely low level in the match.
The club, founded in 2017, have never paid a transfer fee for a player and all their playing staff earn less than £5,000 a week.
They currently sit fourth in the Armenian Premier League, with the match against Chelsea being by far the biggest in their history.