Chelsea vs Legia Warsaw, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 4-2 on aggregate
Chelsea
  • 33': Marc Cucurella
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2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 4-2 on aggregate
Legia Warsaw
  • 10': Tomás Pekhart (P)
  • 53': Steve Kapuadi

Chelsea into Conference League semis despite Legia Warsaw loss

Chelsea secured a spot in the Conference League semifinals despite losing the second leg of their quarterfinal 2-1 at home to Legia Warsaw on Thurday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 3': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jan Ziólkowski (Legia Warsaw).
  • 4': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 4': Juergen Elitim (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Foul by Juergen Elitim (Legia Warsaw).
  • 7': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Penalty Legia Warsaw. Tomás Pekhart draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Penalty conceded by Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Goal! Chelsea 0, Legia Warsaw 1. Tomás Pekhart (Legia Warsaw) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxi Oyedele.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Claude Gonçalves following a fast break.
  • 23': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 23': Juergen Elitim (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rúben Vinagre (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 28': Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
  • 29': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
  • 29': Luquinhas (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Goal! Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 1. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 40': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
  • 42': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
  • 42': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 43': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 1-1 Legia Warsaw.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 48': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 48': Tomás Pekhart (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Foul by Tomás Pekhart (Legia Warsaw).
  • 49': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Luquinhas (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claude Gonçalves.
  • 51': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre.
  • 53': Goal! Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 2. Steve Kapuadi (Legia Warsaw) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claude Gonçalves following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Marc Cucurella.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Cole Palmer.
  • 59': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Jan Ziólkowski (Legia Warsaw).
  • 60': Claude Gonçalves (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Tyrique George (Chelsea).
  • 60': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Ziólkowski.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Vladan Kovacevic (Legia Warsaw).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Kacper Chodyna replaces Tomás Pekhart.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
  • 73': Offside, Chelsea. Noni Madueke is caught offside.
  • 76': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Claude Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 77': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Mateusz Szczepaniak replaces Luquinhas.
  • 78': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Rafal Augustyniak replaces Juergen Elitim.
  • 79': Foul by Rúben Vinagre (Legia Warsaw).
  • 79': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
  • 81': Mateusz Szczepaniak (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Kacper Chodyna (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo with a headed pass.
  • 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Jadon Sancho.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrique George following a fast break.
  • 85': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
  • 86': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Artur Jedrzejczyk replaces Jan Ziólkowski.
  • 86': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Claude Gonçalves.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kacper Chodyna (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kacper Chodyna.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Szczepaniak.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Legia Warsaw 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 2
6 Saves 3
29.8 Possession 70.2
13 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
272 Accurate Passes 729
328 Passes 785
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.4
30 Long Balls 35
9 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 3
14 Effective Clearances 8
14 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,549

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Jørgensen (GK) Yellow Card
5 Benoît Badiashile Yellow Card
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
3 Marc Cucurella
34 Josh Acheampong
20 Cole Palmer
24 Reece James
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
15 Nicolas Jackson
18 Christopher Nkunku
19 Jadon Sancho
Chelsea Substitutes:
Genesis Antwi, Shim Mheuka, Noni Madueke, Robert Sánchez, Tyrique George, Mathis Amougou, Reggie Walsh, Landon Emenalo, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Lucas Bergstrom, Pedro Neto, Malo Gusto.

LEGI Legia Warsaw (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
77 Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
3 Steve Kapuadi
24 Jan Ziólkowski
6 Maximillian Oyedele
19 Ruben Vinagre
12 Radovan Pankov
5 Claude Goncalves
22 Juergen Elitim
82 Luquinhas
25 Ryoya Morishita
7 Tomás Pekhart
Legia Warsaw Substitutes:
Rafal Augustyniak, Oliwier Olewinski, Marcel Mendes Dudzinski, Kacper Tobiasz, Vahan Bichakhchyan, Kacper Chodyna, Mateusz Szczepaniak, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Pascal Mozie, Patryk Kun.

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