“CHELSEA can make it six wins from six TONIGHT as they face Irish giants Shamrock Rovers in their final Conference League clash before the new year. Marc Guiu’s double and a tidy header from Renato Veiga last time out helped the Blues clinch an automatic spot in the knockout stages of the competition. And Enzo”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Marc Guiu’s double and a tidy header from Renato Veiga last time out helped the Blues clinch an automatic spot in the knockout stages of the competition.
And Enzo Maresca’s heavily rotated side will be tipped to complete a flawless league phase campaign as they look to finish as table-toppers.
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- Maresca on Shamrock clashSpeaking ahead of tonight’s European match, Enzo Maresca said: “We will approach in the same way.
“Try and do our best and win the game. All the teams have something good and things you can work on to win.
“I watched four or five games and I think they are good. They defend as a block and have some good players. All the games are difficult.”
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- Chelsea team newsChristopher Nkunku will be looking to continue his superb goalscoring form in Europe – with the forward scoring in each of the Six European matches she has been involved in this season.
Marc Guiu will likely lead the line once again after scoring three goals in three games.
Cesare Casadei is back available after serving a suspension, but Benoit Badiashile suffered a knock in training last week, while Wesley Fofana and Reece James remain sidelined.
Marc Cucurella is available despite receiving a red card during the 2-1 win over Brentford, as the ban only applies to domestic competitions.
- Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers!All the Blues need to do is avoid a catastrophic defeat at Stamford Bridge – and they will finish top of the Conference League table.
Enzo Maresca has deployed a mix of fringe and youth players in Europe this season – due to the quality of the opposition being very low in comparison to the Premier League.
Chelsea have won all five of their Conference League league phase games this season, scoring 21 goals in the process.
Tonight they face a Shamrock side that sit sixth in the table and are looking to secure automatic qualification to the last 16.
Should they drop out of the top eight, they would be forced to battle it out in the knockout play offs.
