The Chelsea players were working hard at Cobham on Tuesday as preparations began for this week’s European quarter-final.
The initial focus for the Blues this week is the UEFA Conference League, ahead of the second leg of our last-eight tie against Legia Warsaw on Thursday evening, before our Premier League campaign continues away at Fulham on Sunday.
It is that first game against the Polish side at Stamford Bridge which was in the team’s sights as they arrived at Cobham for training on Tuesday, targeting a spot in this season's Conference League semi-finals.
We go into this decisive second leg with a healthy advantage following last week’s first game, thanks to a 3-0 victory in Warsaw, which saw teenager Tyrique George net his first senior goal for Chelsea and Noni Madueke mark his return from injury by scoring a brace.
‘To win 3-0 and to keep a clean sheet in a tricky environment, it was really rewarding ahead of the second leg,’ said Madueke. ‘It puts us into a good position to progress now.
‘We certainly won’t be taking things for granted because anything can happen in sport. However, we really feel like we can go and see the tie out now and progress to the semi-finals.
‘Now we want to finish off the tie in the right way in front of our own fans at Stamford Bridge.’
With that in mind, Madueke and his Blues team-mates were hard at work at Cobham on Tuesday, after a day to rest and recover following Sunday’s 2-2 home draw with Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
The Conference League preparations will continue on Wednesday, when you can watch the first 15 minutes of training at Cobham live on this website from 11am, as well as Enzo Maresca and one of his players taking part in the pre-match press conference at the Bridge at 3pm.
Then you can follow all the action as it happens in our Chelsea vs Legia Warsaw Match Centre, where there will be live audio commentary and minute-by-minute updates.
Make sure to secure your spot at Stamford Bridge as the Blues bid to reach the UEFA Conference League semi-finals on Thursday 17 April. Club Chelsea packages are available from £160pp - buy yours now by clicking here. Westview is exclusively available to CFC Members here.