On Thursday, 17 April, Chelsea will play at home against Legia. This is the return meeting of the quarter-finals of the Conference League. The Londoners have actually solved the question of reaching the semi-finals: the first match ended with a score of 3-0 and before the game in England bookmakers do not give quotes on the passage of the English.

Chelsea are now clearly more concerned about qualifying for the Champions League. Things are going badly in England - the club has slipped to sixth position. It will not allow to get into the main European Cup under any circumstances. Enzo Mareschi's wards did not win two matches, in which they were clear favourites. If an away draw against a tough Brentford is a workable result, then the same outcome against Ipswich at home is a failure. Chelsea were still coming back from 0:2 down. Now Enzo Maresca's resignation at the end of the Championship looks like a real scenario.

Another colossal problem is the peculiar freezing of Cole Palmer. The Chelsea midfielder hasn't scored since 15 January. No goals since the game with Bournemouth. Not much in the way of assists either - only two goal assists. Naturally, the leader's decline has had an impact on the whole team.

Chelsea will have a difficult trip to Fulham on 20 April. A defeat there could be fatal in terms of prospects for getting into the top-5. All the main squad will be saved for this game.

Against Legia, the reserves and juniors will be given a chance again. Christopher Nkunku and Jaydon Sancho will probably lead the attack, and young Tyreek George will definitely come out. Even with this squad and their fans, Legia were defeated. Chelsea were totally dominant: over 4.00 XG, 24 shots, 10 on goal, their goalkeeper was only troubled once.

Legia will probably be even more motivated in this match. It's a good chance for foreigners to shine in the hope of transfer. Besides, the Poles don't have a fight for something important in their championship right now. Legia have already failed in the domestic arena. The club is in fifth place and does not pretend to be in the top three.

Chelsea's attack has fallen apart in recent matches. Before the game in Warsaw there was a series of five meetings on the total less. Bookmakers are now expecting a kind of breakthrough from the Londoners: 3.5 is given as the base total. It is doubtful that there will be a goal concert. Legia will be able to fend off at least a rout.

Chelsea, for example, beat Copenhagen modestly in the last round. After an away win, they settled for a 1-0 draw. It is logical to assume that four goals is overkill for such a match. After 3:0, even Chelsea's reserves will not have enough motivation. Moreover, many are already thinking about transfers.