Chelsea ensured they will be in Friday’s Europa Conference League draw despite a nervy 2-1 second-leg defeat to Servette in Switzerland.
When Christopher Nkunku scored early from the penalty spot, the Blues were 3-0 up on aggregate and seemingly cruising through their play-off tie with minimal fuss. But Jeremy Guillemeno finished well before half-time to level it up on the night, before Enzo Crivelli headed home with 20 minutes remaining to set up a grandstand finish as Chelsea came under huge pressure.
Nicolas Jackson had a goal disallowed for offside and Cole Palmer then hit the bar, with the Blues unable to find the goal that would have given them breathing space, but they survived the significant scare to secure a 3-2 aggregate win. Chelsea will be in Friday’s draw, as one of the clubs in pot one. There are 36 clubs in the new-look draw, with six matches in the first phase of the tournament.
