Enzo Maresca is expected to win the Conference League with Chelsea this season
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Chelsea have one foot in the Conference League quarter-finals ahead of the second leg of their last-16 tie against Copenhagen.
Enzo Maresca’s side are strongly expected to win the competition at a relative canter, considering the vast difference in resource between them and the rest of the clubs involved.
Clearly, that will be easier said than done. Winning a knockout competition is never that simple but Maresca is under pressure to deliver what would be the first trophy under the club’s Clearlake Capital ownership.
Chelsea beat Copenhagen 2-1 in the first leg last week to take control of the tie but will need to improve after a fairly unconvincing display in the Danish capital.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Chelsea vs FC Copenhagen is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off time on Thursday 13 March, 2025.
Stamford Bridge in London will host.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Copenhagen
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 4.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ website and app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Chelsea vs Copenhagen team news
Reece James applauds the Chelsea fans after the match against FC Copenhagen
Reece James missed Chelsea’s win over Leicester due to illness
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Reece James missed Chelsea’s win over Leicester due to illness, so a decision will need to be made on the club captain ahead of Thursday’s clash. Malo Gusto sat out of it too, leaving options at right-back relatively light for Maresca.
Cole Palmer was also suffering with a virus before playing in the win over the Foxes, but should feature here.
Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke and Marc Guiu are expected to miss out.
Maresca could rotate his options given the Blues play Arsenal on Sunday, with the likes of Kieran Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jorgensen, Romeo Lavia and Trevoh Chalobah in line to come into the starting lineup.
Chelsea vs Copenhagen prediction
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However, Maresca’s side have to be considered favourites. They won away from home even when they didn’t convince and to let it slip from here would be a major surprise.
Chelsea to win, 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Chelsea wins: 3
Draws: 2
Copenhagen wins: 0
Chelsea vs Copenhagen latest odds
Chelsea FC to progress: 1/3
Copenhagen to progress: 7/1
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.