The London club dealt with Belgian Gent in a high-scoring match.
Chelsea confidently beat Belgian Gent on their home field in the first round of the Conference League main stage season 2024/25. The meeting at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London ended with a score of 4:2.
In the 12th minute, Renato Veiga put the hosts ahead, heading in a cross from the right flank by Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk at the far post.
Immediately after the break, Pedro Neto strengthened the “pensioners'” advantage. In the 50th minute, Tsuyoshi Watanabe helped the “buffalos” to get one goal back, but in the 63rd minute, Christopher Nkunku returned the Londoners' two-goal lead.
In the 70th minute, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored the fourth goal against the opponent. In the last minute of regular time, Omri Gendelman scored for the Belgian club, which did not affect the outcome of the match.
It should be noted that Mudrik came out in the starting lineup of the “blues” and played the full match.
Review of the match “Chelsea” – “Gent”
In the updated format of the Conference League, 36 clubs play in a single league, where they will play against six different opponents (three matches at home and three away).
In the second round of the Conference League, the wards Enzo Mareschi will play away to Greek Panathinaikos on October 24, while Gent will host Norwegian Molde on the same day.
The top eight teams from the main stage of the Conference League will advance to the 1/8 finals. The clubs that finish 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches to reach the 1/8 finals. The rest will end their participation in European competitions.