Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs Djurgardens: Dominating match, close outcome
The match between Chelsea vs Djurgardens in the Conference League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on May 9. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Chelsea vs Djurgardens squad information
Coach Maresca is facing a similar situation as before the return leg against Legia. Although he still fielded a strong team then, he may rotate more in this match, especially when he has to play away to Newcastle at the weekend.
Josh Acheampong was the only young player to start against Legia, but Tyrique George could get a chance this time. Shumaira Mheuka and Mathis Amougou are also hoping to get a start from the bench.
Christopher Nkunku joins Wesley Fofana and Marc Guiu on the injury list. Romeo Lavia is back but is not registered for the Conference League and will be kept fit for the Newcastle game.
Djurgarden will be without their first-choice goalkeeper Filip Manojlovic, who is not registered to play in Europe. Goalkeeper Malkolm Nilsson is also absent due to an elbow injury, so Jacob Rinne will continue to start.
Zakaria Sawo, young talent Matias Siltanen and veteran Albin Ekdal are also not on the list. In addition, the Swedish team is also missing a series of first-team players due to injury, forcing them to register only 7 substitutes instead of 12 in the first leg.
The absentees also include Patric Aslund, Oskar Fallenius, Nino Zugelj, Rasmus Schuller and Piotr Johansson – taking Djurgarden's total number of players unavailable for the trip to London to dozens.
Latest expected lineup Chelsea vs Djurgardens
Chelsea:
Jorgensen; Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, Gusto; James, Amougou, Dewsbury-Hall; Sancho, Mheuka, George
Djurgardens IF:
Rinne; Stahl, Larsson, Danielson, Kosugi; Finndell, Stensson, Gulliksen; Haarala, Nguen, Priske
Latest football commentary Chelsea vs Djurgardens
It can be said that Chelsea have almost set one foot in the final match of the tournament - something that was predicted even before the first leg last week.
Goals from Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke put Chelsea in control in the first half, before Nicolas Jackson – coming off the bench – added two more to make it 4-0 away. Isak Alemayehu’s consolation goal was not enough to turn things around.
Chelsea fans will feel a sense of familiarity, as the team returned with a three-goal advantage in the second leg of their quarter-final against Legia Warsaw last month. Despite losing that match at Stamford Bridge, the final result of the tie was not affected.
The home team entered the return leg in high spirits after a run of four consecutive wins, including a 3-1 victory over Liverpool last weekend in the Premier League, which helped Chelsea consolidate their position in the race for a Champions League ticket.
Coach Maresca and his players are in the top 5 and will be away at Newcastle this weekend, so most of the focus will be on that match. The current goal is to get through the second leg easily.
The way the first leg played out suggests everything is going to plan, especially as Chelsea have won their last three home games against Swedish sides without conceding a goal.
Djurgarden face a similar challenge to Legia when they travel to Stamford Bridge, hoping to put in a commendable performance and perhaps even get a positive result, after a heavy home defeat last week.
However, coach Jani Honkavaara's main target is to improve on a poor start to the Allsvenskan season – which was somewhat affected by a busy European schedule.
No Swedish team has ever won 11 games in a single European season, and Djurgarden can do that with a win here. However, Honkavaara’s immediate priority is to lift the team out of the bottom half of the domestic league.
Sunday's 1-1 draw with AIK marked their third consecutive league game without a win after European competition since the season began in March. They have picked up just eight points from a possible 18 this season.
Latest Chelsea vs Djurgardens score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Chelsea vs Djurgardensas follows:
- Sportsmole:Chelsea 2-0 Djurgardens
- WhoScore:Chelsea 2-1 Djurgardens
- Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 2-1 Djurgardens
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