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The brand new home season is simply across the nook after a summer time of worldwide soccer on the Olympics, Euro 2024 and the Copa America – and for one Premier League group in Chelsea, a brand new begin beneath a brand new boss additionally means a brand new competitors.
They’ll be collaborating within the newly rebranded Uefa Convention League – previously the Europa Convention League – after ending sixth within the high flight final season. That might have seen them sneak into the Europa League, however Manchester United’s FA Cup victory as an alternative bumped them down into the third Uefa competitors.
Enzo Maresca has had a difficult begin to life as boss after switching from Leicester in summer time and he’s nonetheless but to take cost of a top-flight recreation, however he’ll discover out this afternoon what job lies earlier than him and his group to make it by the Convention League play-off spherical.
Observe the dwell weblog beneath for the complete play-off spherical draw within the Europa League at 12pm BST and Convention League at 1pm BST.
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Chelsea await Uefa Convention League draw
Enzo Maresca hasn’t had a straightforward begin to what’s not a straightforward job, clearly.
Chelsea drew with Wrexham and misplaced to Celtic in addition to Man Metropolis, although they’ve overwhelmed Membership America. Right here’s what the pinnacle coach has stated about his group’s summer time kind:
“I’ve no doubts concerning the progress this group is making on this second. Errors are a part of the method.
“I’ve identified Metropolis for a few years and even in pleasant video games, they don’t concede possession to the opposition, don’t concede many probabilities they usually have lengthy [spells of] possession. Fascinated about the primary half, I don’t bear in mind them making six or seven passes in a row, in order that was good from us off the ball.
“On the ball, we had many lengthy [spells of] possession, some good probabilities and – I don’t know however I believe – we had about 60 per cent possession within the first half.
“It doesn’t matter that it was a pleasant recreation they usually didn’t have six or seven of their beginning gamers lacking, that is the evaluation of this second.
“In any recreation, if you happen to concede two targets [early on], it isn’t good.”
Karl Matchett5 August 2024 11:35
Chelsea await Uefa Convention League draw
So that is one the extra long-winded and fairly absurd Uefa processes for these attracts, involving groups from completely different paths and certainly completely different competitions, a few of which aren’t but identified.
However the Teams are already set and seeded groups from every group due to this fact know they’ll be dealing with one of many unseeded choices from that assortment, which means Chelsea’s choices are thus:
Maribor (Slovenia) or FK Vojvodina (Serbia)
Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) or Wisla Krakow (Poland)
Paksi FC (Hungary) or Mornar (Montenegro)
St Patrick’s Athletic (Eire) or Sabah (Azerbaijan)
Braga (Portugal) or Servette (Switzerland)*
Now, whereas that’s pretty simple for essentially the most half, the highest 4 fixtures listed there are Convention qualifying ties, so it will be Chelsea vs the winner of whichever they’re drawn in opposition to.
If they’re drawn in opposition to Braga or Servette, nonetheless, they may play the loser of that tie – because it’s a Europa League qualifier, so the loser drops down into the Convention play-off as an alternative.
Karl Matchett5 August 2024 11:25
Chelsea await Uefa Convention League draw
Chelsea are the large British membership concerned in fact, however not the one one at present. Additionally that includes from the UK and Eire within the two attracts can be…
The New Saints FC (WAL) – unseeded Group 1
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) – unseeded Group 2
Coronary heart of Midlothian FC (SCO) – unseeded Group 3
Kilmarnock FC (SCO) – unseeded Group 1
St Mirren FC (SCO) – unseeded Group 2
Chelsea FC (ENG) – seeded Group 3
St Patrick’s Athletic (IRL) – unseeded Group 3
Karl Matchett5 August 2024 11:15
Chelsea await Uefa Convention League draw
We’ll clarify shortly the whole draw process however for now you could know Chelsea are seeded in Group 3, together with the next sides:
Karl Matchett5 August 2024 11:05
After Manchester United’s victory over Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup ultimate in Could secured Erik ten Hag’s aspect a spot within the Europa League, the Blues dropped into the Europa Convention League.
And their first match within the competitors begins later this month, handing new boss Enzo Maresca, who was recruited from Leicester to exchange Mauricio Pochettino, an early problem.
Chelsea can be within the Fundamental Path of the play-off spherical and can sit as one of many seeds, which means a tie in opposition to one of many unseeded sides over two legs. Uefa will launch full seedings, any groupings and the process for the draw on Monday morning.
Right here’s every little thing you could know:
Karl Matchett5 August 2024 09:42
