Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is no stranger to what awaits the Chelsea players when we walk out at the Stadion Jozefa Pilsudskiego tomorrow evening.

The Blues face Legia Warsaw in the Polish capital, hoping to put ourselves into a strong position ahead of next week’s Conference League quarter-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.

Dewsbury-Hall is the only player in the squad to have experienced playing at this stadium before, having featured for Leicester City against our Conference League quarter-final opponents in September 2021.

And Dewsbury-Hall has already informed his Chelsea team-mates of what to expect when the two sides emerge from the tunnel at Legia’s home of 95 years.


‘It’s going to be a good atmosphere, that’s for sure,' Kiernan told the gathered media at his pre-match press conference.

‘It was amazing to play in before, a proper crazy atmosphere, so full credit to the Legia fans. They make it difficult and get right behind their team, but I think we can use that as a positive because it’s an atmosphere you want to experience.

‘The home fans will help their side for sure, but I think we can use it to our benefit too. I’m looking forward to experiencing it again.


‘It was a little bit hostile [the atmosphere], but in a good way. There are a lot of passionate Polish fans and they really support their team. I’d not experienced it before, but that’s the good thing about playing in Europe, you get to experience different atmospheres.

'It’s something I’m really thankful for and it definitely helped me when I made my progression to play in the Premier League. It helped me to get used to different environments and when the fans are being loud and getting right behind their team. It gave me a good base to kick on, and it’s nice that I can come back and experience it again.

‘When I played here before, it was something I thrived on - even though we lost the game [with Leicester] - and I’m looking forward to experiencing it again tomorrow.

‘We’re fully focused on the game and hopefully coming away with a win to set us up nicely before the second leg.’