Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news

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·10 de abril de 2025

Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news

Chelsea travel to the Polish capital to battle it out with Legia Warsaw for a place in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League.

The Blues are the favourites to lift the trophy in Poland at the end of May. In the previous round, Enzo Maresca and his players eased past FC Copenhagen.

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The Italian manager confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Filip Jorgensen will start in goal.

Elsewhere, Wesley Fofana’s recent surgery to solve a hamstring issue was a success, although the Frenchman will not feature again this season. Romeo Lavia suffered a setback last week, but Maresca is optimistic he will return to full fitness in the near future.

Promising striker Marc Guiu, who is the second top scorer in the Conference League with six goals, is nearing full fitness. The teenager hasn’t travelled to Poland but should be available in the coming weeks.

Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer were given a partial rest at the weekend and the pair are both expected to be reinstated into the starting eleven.

Legia earned their spot in the last eight by narrowly edging out Molde in the round of 16.

Head coach Goncalo Feio hasn’t got too many absences to contend with this evening. Second-choice goalkeeper Gabriel Kobylak is nursing a knee issue and is unlikely to be named in the squad.

Chelsea will be aware of the threat that Brazilian striker Luquinhas poses, with the Fortaleza loanee bagging five goals in this competition.

Legia Warszawa vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news

Form

Legia: WLDWW

Legia are underachieving in the league this season and currently reside in fifth position – 12 points off the top.

The 15-time Ekstralasa champions have been inconsistent since their campaign resumed in February. However, they did manage to collect three points on Sunday courtesy of a 2-1 away win at Gornik Zabrze.

Goncalo Feio and his players have also progressed into the final of the Polish FA Cup, where they will play Pogon Szczecin on the 2nd of May.

Chelsea: WWLWD

It was a frustrating Sunday afternoon for Chelsea as they played out a goalless draw with West London rivals Brentford.

A point means Enzo Maresca’s side remain in fourth position in the Premier League. However, Newcastle, Manchester City and Aston Villa are all within touching distance of the Blues.

The West Londoners are widely considered a modern powerhouse in European football. Since 2012, the club have lifted the Champions League on two occasions and the Europa League twice.

Chelsea are the overwhelming favourites to claim the Europa Conference League trophy this term and complete the set in the process.

So far, the Blues have been flawless in the competition. They have triumphed in all eight of their matches, which saw them finish top of the league phase.

Last Meeting: N/A

Legia Warszawa and Chelsea have never encountered each other in a competitive match.

Predicted Lineups

Legia: Tobiasz; Wszolek, Kapuadi, Pankov, Vinagre; Elitim, Augustyniak, Kapustka; Chodyna, Luquinhas, Morishita.

Chelsea: Jorgensen; James, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.

Who is the referee?

Dutch referee Serdar Gozubuyuk will be the match official. Erwin Zeinstra and Patrick Inia will assist him while Joey Kooij will be the fourth official. The VAR will be Pol van Boekel and he will be assisted by Richard Martens.