Chelsea vs Djurgarden LIVE: Conference League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction
Chelsea vs Djurgarden - LIVE!
Chelsea will be confident of cruising into the Conference League final tonight as they host Djurgarden in the second leg of their semi-final tie. A 4-1 win a week ago in Sweden has the Blues in complete control of the tie, and only one of the biggest upsets in European football history will deny them a place in the final in Poland later this month.
Enzo Maresca's side were further boosted on Sunday by an impressive win over champions Liverpool, leaving them fifth in the Premier League table and still hoping to secure a place in the Champions League next season. With a crucial trip to Newcastle to come this weekend, Maresca could opt to rotate his side tonight.
Djurgarden scored a late consolation on home soil but that did little to change the picture of the tie. It has been a memorable run to this stage, having become the first Swedish side to reach the semi-finals of a European competition since 1987. Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground!
Kick-off: 8pm BST | Stamford Bridge
How to watch: TNT Sports
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18:04 , Matt Verri
Easy as you like for Chelsea in Stockholm.
The home fans created a great atmosphere, but the Blues were far too strong in that first leg.
A late consolation for Djurgarden was a nice moment for the fans, but this tie looks to be very much done.
17:53 , Matt Verri
Enzo Maresca believes winning the Conference League this season would send a 'statement' confirming that 'Chelsea are back' after a few turbulent seasons.
Chelsea are competing in European football's third-tier competition for the first time in their history and bidding to become the first club to have won all three major European competitions — having previously won the Champions League and Europa League — as well as the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
'It would be important, because we would be the only club in Europe [to win all four competitions],' Maresca said. 'It's important to start to build a winning mentality with this club.
'For me, winning a Conference League trophy this season is a statement where you can say 'Chelsea is back', because you win a trophy.
'If Real Madrid or different clubs didn't play the Conference League, it's because the Conference League is not the level they were at. If we play in the Conference League, it's because that's where we are.
'If you play in the Conference League, you cannot win the Champions League or the Europa League. The only trophy you can win is the Conference League.'
17:44 , Matt Verri
The other semi-final is set to be a much tighter affair.
Real Betis hold a 2-1 lead after the first leg against Fiorentina, but they now travel to Italy tonight.
That tie, then, still largely in the balance. Chelsea, barring an extraordinary collapse here, will face the winner.
17:34 , Matt Verri
Chelsea have cruised to reach this stage of the Conference League. Even in losses to Servette and Legia Warsaw, few ever considered that they might be knocked out.
Their position as the competition's favourites was rarely more credible than in the first leg against Djurgarden, where they cruised to a 4-1 win in which their hosts offered little attacking threat beyond an awkward set-piece.
Chelsea win, 3-0 (7-1 agg)
17:26 , Matt Verri
Djurgarden are facing something of an injury crisis early in their domestic campaign, with seven players reported to be unavailable for last weekend's draw to AIK: Piotr Johansson, Mikael Marques, Oskar Fallenius, Nino Zugelj, Rasmus Schüller, Patric Åslund and Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist.
It will be a slight consolation for Djurgarden that none of these injuries are fresh - none of those ruled out for the AIK clash had been available for the first leg.
17:18 , Matt Verri
Enzo Maresca will again make a number of changes to his team.
Many of the players involved in the surprise win over Liverpool last weekend are likely to be rested, with Sunday's crucial trip to Newcastle in the top-five race a tougher test.
Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen has played in all but one of Chelsea's Conference League matches so far this season, so he will keep his place between the sticks.
Further forward, Christopher Nkunku has regularly got the nod in Europe but is sidelined through injury, so academy star Tyrique George could again be trusted up front, just as he did last week in Sweden.
Fellow forward Marc Guiu is very close to a return, but Maresca suggested that the Spaniard's involvement, if any, would likely be from the bench.
Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, James; Madueke, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho; George
17:11 , Matt Verri
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 3. Coverage starts at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action right here, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge.
17:02 , Matt Verri
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Djurgarden!
Will we get any drama tonight? Chelsea will be hoping not, as they come into the second leg of this Conference League tie with a 4-1 aggregate lead.
Everything points to them cruising into the final.
We'll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from Stamford Bridge.
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