WARSAW, Poland — Chelsea’s Tyrique George don finally score him first senior goal for di club as dem face Legia Warsaw for di UEFA Conference League quarter-finals on April 10, 2025. Di young academy product netted after goalkeeping error from Legia goalkeeper Kacper Tobiasz make am able to score from close range.
Di match start as both teams dey try to find form, but na Chelsea wey quickly take di lead. Just 11 minutes into di match, after Reece James’ long-range shot hit di post, di ball fall for George foot, and he no make mistake to push am into di net, giving Chelsea 1-0 lead.
As di game go on, Chelsea maintain better possession, holding di ball for 72% of di first half. Legia Warsaw struggle to create any meaningful chances, wit only 3 shots and none on target, while Chelsea rack up 9 shots, 2 on target. At halftime, dem stats show Chelsea don totally dominate di play.
Chelsea’s attacking play be sharp, wit Noni Madueke also adding another goal just 3 minutes after George’s first, giving Chelsea 2-0 lead. Madueke convert di goal after he evade defenders from a bad clearance. E show say di Blues relatively control di match against di home team.
After di second-half whistle blow, Chelsea continue to pressure Legia as dem make some substitutions to refresh di squad. Coach Enzo Maresca bring in fresh legs as dey hope to secure di victory and go into di second leg wit solid advantage.
“We don work hard for dis match and e don pay off well as di players show dem ability,” Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca talk after di game. “Tyrique don show im talent by score him first goal, and we dey proud of am.”
On di other hand, Legia’s coach Gonçalo Feio comment on di match, “We try but Chelsea get better control. We need to adjust our strategy for di second leg.” Dem fans for Warsaw dey hopeful to see something different as di teams prepare to meet again in London.
With dis win, Chelsea don position dem self as favorites for di Conference League after strong performance dis season. Di club dey hope to continue dem European journey and bring glory back home. Di next leg go be crucial as both teams look to secure passage to di semi-finals. Di match against Legia Warsaw show di depth of Chelsea’s squad and di performance of dem young talents like Tyrique George as dem continue to grow in di game.
