Before Legia Warsaw, a historical two in the conference league. The capital's residents will face Londonska Chelseawhich is mentioned as the main claimant for the final triumph in the competition. “The Blues“They won the league phase with a set of points, in the 1/8 final they eliminated FC Copenhaga. Chelsea The priority is the fight in the Premier League for a place in the top four that gives the right to play in the Champions League. The triumph in LK gives the European League as much as possible.
Chelsea often uses reserve players in the conference league. This may resemble a disregard for rivals. The fact that Londoners may not play with Legia in the strongest composition is favorable to the Polish team. And with the fact that Legia was able to defeat Betis or Aston Villa, you can be tempted by a similar sensation in a two -legged giant.
Can Chelsea disregard Legion? “Third category Cup”
From the Chelsea perspective, the conference league gives it relatively little. Even if he wins all matches to the end, including the final in Wrocław, he will earn a little more than Slovan Bratislava, who lost all meetings in the basic phase Champions League. For teams from theoretically weaker league However, this is a chance to profit and improve the situation in the UEFA ranking, and this can be used by all club football in a given country. Poland has gained a lot at LK performances, because it will have five clubs in the fight for European cups in 2026.
According to Piotr Żelazny, “The Blues” did not take this competition seriously from the very beginning. However, they can approach the two -sight with Legia more seriously, because the magic of the quarter -finals, presence in the best eight of the competition will work enough. This is a sufficient reason for the giant to mobilize and maintain professionalism.
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– I'm not saying that this is the dumpster's cup, that it is useless. I say that this is the Third category Cup and there is nothing to discuss, it is clear. It is great that the fans come to this, that they are excited, that our clubs take this cup very seriously and reach further phases. This is a revelation. The most sensational is that we collected so many ranking points thanks to performances in these cups and we will have two teams in the Champions League qualifying. But it's not like it is a super serious cup around the world. You have to look at it clearly – said Żelazny in the program, this is sport.pl.
– Of course, from the quarter -finals it starts much more seriously. Such Chelsea begins to think differently. Winter [w końcówce fazy zasadniczej w grudniu – red.] Chelsea issued reserves. Cole Palmer was not reported to these games – he added.
Legia's first match with Chelsea will take place on April 10 in Warsaw. Rematch seven days later at Stamford Bridge in London.