UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, March 6, 2025
Chelsea WLLLW 2
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F.C. København LWWWD 1
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KBH011
1st Leg · Parken · 35,859 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea hold on to win 1st leg in Copenhagen

Chelsea closed in on a place in the Conference League quarterfinals after securing a 2-1 win at F.C. København in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie in the Danish capital.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
0
62.4
Possession
37.6
5
SHOTS
5
2
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
665
Accurate Passes
373
720
Passes
424
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
30
Long Balls
31
13
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
4
9
Tackles
9
1.0
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
8
16
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CHE leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

KBH · 5-4-1

  1. 41Diant RamajG
  2. 2Kevin DiksCD
  3. 6Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-L
  4. 5Gabriel PereiraCD-R
  5. 24Birger MelingLB
  6. 22Giorgi GocholeishviliRB
  7. 17Victor FroholdtCM-L
  8. 36William ClemCM-R
  9. 30Elias AchouriLM
  10. 7Viktor ClaessonRM
  11. 19Amin ChiakhaF

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 27Malo GustoLB
  5. 23Trevoh ChalobahRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 24Reece JamesLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 76Shim MheukaF
  10. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallAM-L
  11. 32Tyrique GeorgeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Shumaira Mheuka.
  3. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Levi Colwill replaces Benoît Badiashile.
  5. 46' Goal! FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  6. 65' Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Robert replaces Elias Achouri.
  7. 65' Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Magnus Mattsson replaces Viktor Claesson.
  8. 65' Goal! FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrique George.
  9. 70' Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Rodrigo Huescas replaces Giorgi Gocholeishvili.
  10. 70' Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Marcos López replaces Birger Meling.
  11. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Cole Palmer.
  12. 77' Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Munashe Garan'anga replaces Kevin Diks because of an injury.
  14. 79' Goal! FC Copenhagen 1, Chelsea 2. Gabriel Pereira (FC Copenhagen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcos López with a cross following a set piece situation.
  15. 87' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 87' Amin Chiakha (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90' Pantelis Hatzidiakos (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90' Marcos López (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.

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