Chelsea were ripped apart by the raw, but incredibly talented, Evan Ferguson for half an hour against Brighton before Danny Welbeck replaced him to score. It's the second time in just over 12 months that the former Manchester United forward has netted at Stamford Bridge in a positive result for the Seagulls.
On the right-side of the Blues' defence it was Trevoh Chalobah being given the run-around by the unassuming Kaoru Mitoma. Moises Caicedo dominated the midfield and Lewis Dunk blunted and swatted away Chelsea's out of position, out of sorts and out of form attackers like a fly.
How then, does Frank Lampard and his miss-match of a squad, stand any chance of overcoming seasoned professionals in the Champions League when everything projects a Real Madrid walkover on Tuesday night? If Ferguson and Welbeck caused trouble, what will Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema do?
