Chelsea’s Conference League quarter-finals opponents confirmed
From the official Chelsea FC website:
Following the conclusion of tonight’s UEFA Conference League Round of 16 ties, we can now confirm who Chelsea will play in the quarter-final of this competition.
The Blues progressed past Copenhagen 3-1 on aggregate after this evening’s 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
The winner of the Legia Warsaw vs Molde tie awaited. Molde won the first leg in Norway 3-2 last week, and today in Poland Legia overturned that deficit after extra-time. They won 2-0 tonight, to progress 4-3 on aggregate.
That means we will face Legia Warsaw in the quarter-finals, with the first leg at 5.45pm UK time on Thursday 10 April, and the return a week later, on Thursday 17 April at 8pm.
Because Tottenham advanced past AZ Alkmaar this evening, we will now be away in the first leg in Poland, and at home at Stamford Bridge on 17 April.
Ticket information for both games will follow in due course.
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