WARSAW, Poland — Chelsea dey brace for wetin go fit be a crucial night as dem face Legia Warsaw in di first leg of di UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Dis match go kick off by 5:45 p.m. BST inside di Marshall Józef Piłsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium, as Chelsea dey look for advantage to carry return home for di second leg next week. Enzo Maresca, di Chelsea manager, dey expected to make plenty changes to di squad after dem bench some key players during di Premier League draw against Brentford last Sunday.
Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, and Levi Colwill wey sit down for bench during di 0-0 draw, go return to di starting lineup dis time. Dis match go mean plenty for Palmer, wey dey try to end im goal drought since im last score against Bournemouth on January 14.
Filip Jorgensen go start for goal instead of Robert Sanchez, while fringe players like Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile fit also get chance to show dia skills in di back. Marc Cucurella, popular for his defensive and attacking efforts, go also return to di lineup after him rest.
Di team go still miss Wesley Fofana, wey no dey fit to play for di Conference League, alongside other absentees like Romeo Lavia and Omari Kellyman. Mykhailo Mudryk still dey unavailable for selection.
Chelsea predicted XI for dis match (4-2-3-1) be: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Dewsbury-Hall; George, Palmer, Neto; Jackson. Di boys dey prepare well to face Legia, as Maresca don confirm say dem fit handle di pressure wey dey expect for that kind match.
“Dem ready,” Maresca talk about di young players. “We go give dem di opportunity to experience dis kind moment wey go make dem improve.”
Legia Warsaw no be pushovers, as dem dey on top form for home, with just one loss since September. Dem dey confident after beating Ruch Chorzow 5-0 to qualify for di Polish Cup final and winning 2-1 against Gornik Zabrze.
Legia’s coach Gonçalo Feio go likely field his strongest squad despite di upcoming Europa clash, aiming to give dem a good fight. Di predicted lineup for Legia (4-3-3) be: Tobiasz; Wszolek, Pankov, Kapuadi, Ruben Vinagre; Elitim, Augustyniak, Kapustka; Chodyna, Luquinhas, Morishita.
Chelsea get di quality on paper, but dem must find a way to translate dat for di pitch if dem wan bring home a good result for di second leg. All eyes go dey on dem as dem prepare for dis European challenge in Warsaw.
