Chelsea have learnt their opponent for the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff. The Blues qualified for the competition after a 6th-placed Premier League finish.
The Blues qualified for the competition after finishing seventh in the Premier League last seasonChelsea have been drawn against the losers of the Europa League play-off tie between Servette and SC Braga in their
The Londoners qualified for the competition despite finishing sixth in the Premier League after Manchester United won the FA Cup and knocked them off the UEFA Europa League automatic spot.Mauricio Pochettino paid for the season with his job after failing to meet the minimum requirement of the UEFA Champions League spot, which the Todd Boehly-led owners demanded., the first leg is scheduled for Thursday, August 22. The return leg is a week later, on Thursday, August 29.
The top eight teams will qualify for the Round of 16, while the ninth to 24th will have a play-off, where the winners will head to join the first eight, and then it'll be a straight knockout.The Blues could become the first team to win all three UEFA competitions if they win, having won the Champions League and Europa League twice each.
Jose Mourinho's AS Roma won the inaugural competition in 2022. English club West Ham won in 2023, while Greek club Olympiacos won last season.The Blues were dismantled 4-2, including a 4-0 first-half loss during their United States pre-season tour against the current Premier League champions.Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc.
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