Chelsea cruise past Djurgarden 4:1 in Sweden

Key Takeaways:

• Chelsea dominated in Stockholm and scored four goals, effectively deciding the tie in the first leg
• Nicolas Jackson scored twice in the second half to extend the visitors’ lead to 4:0
• Djurgarden pulled one back through youngster Isak Mulugeta, but the damage was already done

Chelsea are almost certainly through to the final of the Conference League after dismantling Djurgarden 4:1 in Stockholm in the first leg of their semifinal encounter, leaving only a formality for the return leg in London next week.

The gap in class between the two sides was clear from the first whistle, as the English side controlled proceedings and left little room for drama. Jadon Sancho (12’) and Noni Madueke (43’) struck before the break to give the Blues a comfortable lead. After the restart, Nicolas Jackson (59’, 65’) added two more goals in quick succession, while Djurgarden managed to reply only once, through Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta (67’).

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Chelsea opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Sancho found himself unmarked inside the penalty area and fired a shot that defender Marcus Danielson tried to block, but only succeeded in deflecting into his own net. Madueke made it 2:0 just before the break with a well-placed low shot that left the Swedish goalkeeper with no chance. Djurgarden had a moment of hope in the final seconds of the first half when Tokmac Nguen’s strike took a deflection, but Jorgensen kept the ball out.

The hosts came out with more purpose after the interval and fired three dangerous efforts in the opening eight minutes. Chelsea, however, waited patiently and punished a defensive error in the 59th minute. Danielson gifted possession, and Jackson capitalised to make it 3:0.

Only six minutes later, Jackson struck again to stretch the lead to 4:0 and end the contest. The home crowd finally had something to celebrate in the 67th minute when Mulugeta scored with a header to reduce the deficit to 4:1. However, the tie already looked decided.