Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
David faces Goliath at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea and Noah lock horns in the Europa Conference League round 3 on Thursday evening. The Blues aim to retain top position in the standings and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Even though Enzo Maresca is expected to mix the squad, home win should be considered as Chelsea made a promising start to the new Premier League campaign.
Cole Palmer is ineligible to face Noah, while Jadon Sancho misses out through illness. All Mykhailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez, Marc Cucurella, and Joao Felix should be recalled to the starting XI. The Armenians, on the other hand, head into Thursday’s clash without suspended midfielder Gustavo Sangare and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Chelsea’s party in London. Anyhow, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise.
Highlighted Team (Chelsea):
Over the years Chelsea have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in the English Premier League. Roberto Di Matteo helped the team win their first ever Champions League trophy (2011/2012), but it has to be noted that they were more than fortunate to beat Bayern Munich in the title game.
Chelsea have been playing at Stamford Bridge since 1876 and they are a real force to be reckoned with at home. The Blues have won seven FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and the UEFA Europa League. Rafael Benitez was in charge of the team that faced Benfica in the 2012/2013 Europa League final, with Branislav Ivanovic scoring the winner for the Blues in the title clash.
After lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, the Blues largely struggled in the next campaign, which saw Jose Mourinho’s second spell with the club come to an end, and Antoine Conte went over to take the reigns for the 2016/2017 season.