LONDON (AP) — With his family watching from the stands, Chelsea teenage sensation Estevão made a run through the right side of the area and sped past two Barcelona defenders before firing a powerful angled shot into the net.
The beautiful strike gave Chelsea its second goal in a 3-0 win over the Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Chelsea's Estevao celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, second right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, England, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, scores his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, scores his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, England, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
“I don’t really have any words to sum up how I am feeling," the 18-year-old Brazil forward said. “It was all very quick for me. I found some space and wiggled my way through. I hope I keep scoring for many more years.”
Estevão was a constant threat to the Barcelona defense and helped Chelsea dominate en route to its third win and a spot in the top-eight of the standings.
“It really was the perfect night," Estevão said. "(My goal) was such a special moment for me in my career. From the moment I arrived here, I felt such a connection with the fans. I’m just so happy I could score for them and make them happy.”
After his goal, Estevão went near the Chelsea fans and pointed to the club's shield.
“Estevão had a very good game, not only for the goal, but for the way he helped a lot in the way we were pressing," Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said.
Liam Delap, Pedro Neto and Marc Cucurella, the man of the match, also played well to lead the English club to victory and fifth place in the standings.
Estevão has quickly established himself as one of Chelsea’s most dangerous weapons and already is a fan favorite since arriving from Brazilian club Palmeiras this summer. Some in Spain have dubbed him as the Brazilian version of Lamine Yamal, the young Barcelona and Spain star who couldn't do much on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge.
Cucurella joked that Estevão “finally scored on his right foot.”
“In training he always misses with his right, but today, in a big moment, he was able to score. He’s really young and we need to help him, but he showed that he’s a special player,” Cucurella said.
Estevão had scored three goals in his last three matches with club and country. He found the net in Brazil's friendlies against Senegal and Tunisia in the latest international break.
It was the second loss in five league-phase matches for Barcelona, and its fourth loss in its last 10 matches across all competitions.
It was the second Champions League match in a row in which it conceded three goals. The Catalan club was coming off a 3-3 draw at Club Brugge, where defensive mistakes also were costly.
“Chelsea was putting us under pressure and we didn’t adjust well," Barcelona defender Eric García said. “We had to run after the ball the whole time. We need to be more competitive in these types of matches. The duels, second balls... if you don’t make yourself strong, it’s impossible to win.”
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Chelsea's Estevao celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, second right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, England, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, scores his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, scores his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Chelsea's Estevao, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona in London, England, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina.
The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups. It was Trump's fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he returned to office for a second term, and it comes as he tries to project strength ahead of midterm elections that will test his sway with voters.
In a social media post after the visit, Trump said that he had just finished his “6 month physical” and that “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
For decades, administrations have released selected results from presidential physicals, offering the public a glimpse at the commander-in-chief’s health. But the results are filtered through the White House and must be approved by the president, raising questions about what the public does and doesn't get to see.
Trump, a Republican, turns 80 next month and was the oldest person elected U.S. president. His immediate predecessor, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, was 82 when he left office, dropping out of the 2024 presidential race because of widespread concerns he was too old for the job.
A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted in April found that less than half of U.S. adults think Trump has the mental sharpness or physical health to serve effectively as president.
“I think concern for the president’s physical health is probably at an all-time high, and I think advanced physical age is the No. 1 concern,” said Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as a White House physician for more than a decade under Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
For a president of Trump’s age, a complete physical would be expected to include advanced heart testing, screening for common cancers and a cognitive assessment, along with basics like height, weight and blood pressure, Kuhlman said.
The White House has not disclosed what the visit entailed but expressed confidence in what it will show.
“President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises, and he remains in excellent health,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement.
In the weeks leading up to his visit, Trump has been saying he feels as good as he did five decades ago — even as he jokes about his fondness for fast food and his minimal exercise regimen. Yet he’s also sensitive to perceptions about his age, noting that he takes extra caution descending the steps from Air Force One to avoid headlines about a stumble.
There is no law requiring presidents to publicize their health records, and the degree of transparency has varied by administration. Trump’s past reports have been criticized for offering scant detail and providing statistics that some medical experts eyed with skepticism.
At public appearances, Trump is often seen wearing makeup to conceal bruising on his hands, which the White House attributes to handshaking and regular aspirin use. He has sometimes appeared drowsy during meetings and closed his eyes for long stretches, though he denies having fallen asleep.
Trump often boasts of having “aced” cognitive tests while frequently deriding Biden, who faced questions about his mental acuity. Biden and his aides pushed back aggressively against doubts raised about his fitness for office.
Some of Trump’s previous physicals have included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, used to screen for dementia and cognitive impairment. His physicians reported a score of 30 out of 30 for him at 2018 and 2025 checkups.
Yet critics have pointed to Trump’s meandering speeches and sometimes bellicose rhetoric as evidence of cognitive decline.
Last month, a statement from more than 30 neurologists, psychiatrists and other medical experts — who acknowledged they’ve never examined him — said Trump was mentally unfit to serve and warned of an “increasingly dangerous decline” in his behavior based on what they called “objectively observable signs of serious medical concern.″
“Any so-called medical professionals engaging in armchair diagnosis or false speculation for political purposes are clearly breaking the Hippocratic Oath they’ve sworn to,” Ingle said.
Just like any other patient, presidents get to choose what’s disclosed about their health, said Sara Rosenthal, a bioethicist at the University of Kentucky who studies presidential health. Questions about transparency have become more acute as America elects aging presidents like Trump and Biden, she said.
“I think we can expect very little disclosure about the true health status of any president unless they’re in perfect health,” said Rosenthal, who has suggested an independent medical organization to review and report on the health of the president and those in the line of succession.
Trump's first medical report in his second term was released last April. In July, he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition in older adults that causes blood to pool in his veins. Photographs have shown the president with swollen feet, ankles and calves, described by the White House as a symptom of chronic venous insufficiency leading to “mild swelling” in his lower legs.
Following his last publicly disclosed exam, described as a routine follow-up last October, Trump’s physician issued a one-page summary saying the president was in “exceptional health” without divulging many specific results.
The frequency of Trump's medical checkups is not uncommon for someone his age, according to S. Jay Olshansky of the University of Illinois-Chicago, who has studied the health of past presidents. It's part of a strategy to catch problems while they’re still treatable, Olshansky said.
Olshansky says the public deserves to see more than White House medical summaries that “may be subject to editorial discretion.” Full, unredacted medical records should be made public, he said: “Nothing should be hidden.”
President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - The left foot and swollen ankle of President Donald Trump are pictured as he sits with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump's right hand is seen as he speaks to the press after returning and stepping off Air Force One, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Nov. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
CORRECTS DATE - President Donald Trump sits at the back of the presidential limousine as it drives outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from the White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
