Chelsea's route to the Conference League 2024/25 final | OneFootball

Chelsea waltzed into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League at the end of last calendar year, scoring 26 and conceding just five in their six league phase matches as they topped the standings.

The Blues are the overwhelming favourites for the title come the end of the season and should have no issues sauntering to the final in Wroclaw, Poland. It may not be the Champions League or Europa League, but it's still silverware worth winning and it offers a valuable route into European competition which Chelsea's domestic form has left them battling for in the Premier League.

After Friday's draw, Chelsea now know what their path to the final looks like.

Chelsea's last 16 opponents

Copenhagen await for Chelsea / Adam Pretty/GettyImages

Chelsea avoided the more difficult last 16 clash with Real Betis during Friday's draw and will instead come up against Copenhagen.

The Danish club knocked out Heidenheim - a side Chelsea have already beaten this season - in the play-off round after a 4-3 aggreagte victory.

Chelsea will face Copenhagen across two legs having battled the Scandinavians on four previous occasions, most recently during the Champions League last 16 in 2010/11.

Chelsea's potential quarter-final opponents

Molde beat Irish side Shamrock Rovers in the play-offs / Marius Simensen/GettyImages

Chelsea will be strong favourites to breeze past Copenhagen and they will be rewarded with an arguably easier tie in the quarter-finals, either coming up against Norwegian side Molde or Polish outfit Legia Warsaw.

Molde beat Shamrock Rovers - another side Chelsea conquered during the league phase - in the play-offs but needed penalties to best the Irish club.

Legia Warsaw automatically qualified for the last 16 alongside Chelsea after finishing seventh in the 36-team league phase.

Could it be three Scandi sides in a row? / Michael Campanella/GettyImages

There are four potential opponents for Chelsea in the semi-final as things stand and they could lock horns with another Scandinavian outfit in the form of Sweden's Djurgardens.

Austrian side Rapid Wien are another potential adversary, while Chelsea will be looking forward to possible meetings with minnows Pafos or Borac Banja Luka.

Pafos are currently leading the Cypriot first division, while Borac Banja Luka are second in Bosnia and Herzegovina's top flight.

Chelsea's potential final opponents

Fiorentina are potential opposition / Eurasia Sport Images/GettyImages

Chelsea are currently able to meet any of the eight clubs on the other side of the draw in the showpiece event, with Real Betis and Fiorentina the two most difficult opponents. The latter have been Conference League runners-up two years in a row.

Other possible opposition include Panathinaikos - who Chelsea hammered during the league phase - and Vitoria de Guimaraes. The Portuguese side have proven tricky opposition for English opponents previously.

Lugano, Cercle Brugge, NK Celje and Jagiellonia Bialystok are the remaining candidates for a final berth.