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Chelsea Start Conference League Group Stage With Emphatic Win Over Gent
Manager Enzo Maresca named an entirely different starting XI to the one that played in the league at the weekend.
Chelsea’s Portuguese midfielder #40 Renato Palma Veiga (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the UEFA Conference League, league phase, football match between Chelsea and Gent at Stamford Bridge in London on October 3, 2024.
Chelsea marked their first-ever appearance in the Conference League group stage with a 4-2 win over visiting Belgian side Gent.
Manager Enzo Maresca utilised his large squad, naming an entirely different starting XI to the one that played in the league at the weekend.
Chelsea’s Portuguese midfielder #40 Renato Palma Veiga (L) vies with Gent’s Japanese midfielder #15 Atsuki Ito (C) during the UEFA Conference League, league phase, football match between Chelsea and Gent at Stamford Bridge in London on October 3, 2024.
Renato Veiga headed Chelsea into the lead in the 12th minute, which Pedro Neto then doubled one minute after the interval.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe made it 2-1 in the 50th minute but two goals from Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in seven minutes killed off the tie before Omri Gandelman scored a consolation.
Chelsea’s Portuguese midfielder #07 Pedro Neto (2R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the UEFA Conference League, league phase, football match between Chelsea and Gent at Stamford Bridge in London on October 3, 2024.
A 44th-minute penalty by Michael Baidoo was enough to give Elfsborg a surprise 1-0 win at home to Roma, who sit on one point after two games.
AFP