Chelsea are in a good position to advance to the UECL round of eight, but they still have plenty of work to do on Thursday versus FC Copenhagen. Obviously, being a goal up on aggregate, heading home, is a good place to be.
Now Enzo Maresca’s men just need to finish the job, close the deal, kill off the tie- pick your cliche.
Conference League Round of 16 Leg 2 of 2
Chelsea vs FC Copenhagen
Aggregate: Chelsea leads 2-1
Kickoff: Thurs. Mar. 13, 8pm, Stamford Bridge, London, UK
Chelsea Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
FC Copenhagen are no pushover, so Maresca will make sure that his side treats this match like it’s a cup final. This despite the fact that this is the third tier UEFA competition.
So the Italian will no doubt pick the strongest side that he has at his disposal.
Here is what we think that looks like.
Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at FC Copenhagen
Filip Jorgensen; Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo; Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku; Pedro Neto
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