Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by minnows Qarabag in Wednesday's Champions League clash.

The Blues took the lead in Baku, but Qarabag hit back via goals from Leandro Andrade and Marko Jankovic, forcing Chelsea, who lost Romeo Lavia to an early injury, into a second-half rescue job.

Estevao opened the scoring in the 16th minute, becoming the only South American player to score in consecutive Champions League appearances while aged 18 or younger when he slammed in a brilliant left-footed finish from a tight angle.

Yet Andrade had Qarabag on level terms 13 minutes later when Jorrel Hato misjudged a long ball, allowing Camilo Duran to steal in.

The Colombian hit the post, but Andrade was on hand to steer home the rebound, and Hato's performance went from bad to worse when he blocked a cross with an outstretched arm, with Jankovic coolly slotting in from the resulting penalty.

Alejandro Garnacho ensured Chelsea responded swiftly after the break, drilling in from the edge of the box, but despite mounting waves of pressure, the Blues could not find a winner, with Liam Delap, Enzo Fernandez and Facundo Buonanotte all going close without reward.

In fact, Chelsea were fortunate that Oleksii Kashchuk turned straight at Robert Sanchez from point-blank range in stoppage time, before Garnacho saw an acrobatic attempt kept out by Mateusz Kochalski.

It was a good night for the minnows all round, with Pafos claiming their first ever Champions League victory by beating Villarreal 1-0, with Derrick Luckassen's goal just after half-time sinking the Yellow Submarine.

Data Debrief: The kids come unstuck

With an average age of 23 years and 97 days, Chelsea named the second-youngest starting XI by an English club in an away Champions League game, only behind Arsenal against Olympiacos in December 2009 (21 years, 215 days).

But the youngsters could not deal with Qarabag on the counter-attack, as buoyed on by a fervent home crowd, the Azerbaijani team more than atoned for their two defeats to Chelsea in the 2017-18 Champions League group stage, when they lost 6-0 away and 4-0 at home.

Indeed, this is the first time Qarabag have avoided defeat against an English team in Europe, in what was their eighth such encounter. They are on seven points already in this season's competition, as many as Chelsea have managed.

Andrade was a key performer for the hosts, taking his chance when it came, scoring with his only attempt, while winning three of his four duels. He has netted four goals in five appearances in major European competition in 2025, more than he managed in 22 European outings for the club prior to this year (three goals).