Chelsea coach Joe Edwards branded their UEFA Youth League thumping by Barcelona as an "absolute disaster".

Chelsea were aiming for a third Youth League triumph in four seasons but failed to perform anywhere near their usual standards and were comprehensively beaten 3-0.

"It was an absolute disaster from start to finish, it was so unlike us," admitted Edwards.

"I don't want to be too damning across the board on the lads because it is a fantastic achievement to get to the final of this competition.

"We had a message from Frank Lampard before the game, saying that once you get to a final and you don't win, you wish you hadn't got there because it hurts so much.

"We spoke about the fact there wouldn't be any shame in losing to Barcelona if we could walk in and say we gave everything we could.

"Unfortunately we didn't get anywhere near the standards we normally set for ourselves. Physically, we didn't look as sharp as them, on the ball we were poor and they really punished us today."