It's only the round of 16 of the Conference League, the third-highest-rated UEFA club competition, but it's already clear that a big surprise would have to happen for Chelsea to not win the trophy.
Coach Enzo Maresca is putting together a team, but each lineup is too strong for their rivals - the "blues" won 2:1 in Copenhagen tonight in the first match of the round of XNUMX.
Reece James in the 47th minute and Enzo Fernandes (come on at half-time) in the 65th minute launched the guests, Gabriel Pereira in the 79th minute restored hope to the Danes.
The second leg is in seven days in London, and if Chelsea advances, they will play in the quarterfinals against Molde or Legia Warsaw. The Norwegians won the first leg at home tonight with a score of 3:2.
Fiorentina obviously doesn't like Greek teams, so after losing to Olympiacos in last year's Conference League final, Panathinaikos was better tonight in Athens - 3:2.
Betis also hopes to reach the final, but they only drew 2-2 against Portuguese Guimaraes in the first match at home. The Montenegrin refereeing team, led by Nikola Dabanović, did a good job in Andalusia.
Borac from Banja Luka gave their fans another unforgettable night, avoiding defeat on their home field against Rapid Vienna in the 92nd minute.
In Banja Luka, the score was 1:1, and the final score was set by David Vuković from the penalty spot.
Jagiellonia had no problems against Cercle Brugge (3:0), and minimal victories were achieved by Cypriot Pafos and Celje against Đurgården and Lugano, respectively.
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