Zappa stars in a romp

though, in the 55th when Cesar Azpilicueta scored his first ever goal in the Champions League.

It was an all-Spanish affair, with Fabregas picking out his run with a super ball using the outside of his right boot and defender Azpilicueta glanced home powerfully and ran to celebrate with countryman Morata, who was warming up on the touchline.

In the 58th minute there was a big cheer when Eden Hazard continued his comeback from injury by coming on for Pedro, having returned to action for the Blues for 12 minutes of the 2-1 win at Leicester on Saturday.

Zappacosta had a great chance to claim his second in the 64th minute but this time screwed his shot, a powerful halfvolley, well wide.

On a party night at the Bridge no-one was too bothered – and there was a late goal glut to round off a comfortable night for Chelsea.

Substitute Tiemoue Bakayoko slotted the ball in after a terrible mix-up in the Qarabag defence in the 72nd minute.

He turned provider five minutes later when he helped set up Batshauyi for the fifth goal. Then that man Zappacosta got in on the action again when he set up Chelsea’s sixth – credited as an own goal by Maksim Medvedev – in a complete Blues cruise.

Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro. Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Morata, Hazard, Bakayoko, Moses, Luiz.

Sehic; Medvedev, Guseynov, Sadygov, Rzezniczak; Garayev; Pedro Henrique, Michel, Almeida, Guerrier; Ndlovu. Subs: Kanibolotskiy, Amirguliyev, Madatov, Elyounoussi, Ismayilov, Yunuszadze, Diniyev.

Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece).