Maresca Urges Chelsea To Have Their Eyes On The Prize Despite 'Perfect' Djurgarden Result

Enzo Maresca described Chelsea's semi-final first-leg victory over Djurgarden as "perfect" but reiterated that his players must stay focused in their bid to reach the Conference League final. (More Football News)

Maresca's team came out 4-1 victors at the 3Arena in Stockholm on Thursday, with goals from Jadon Sancho, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson sealing the win. 

Djurgarden did get on the scoresheet thanks to바카라 웹사이트Isak Alemayehu's 68th-minute header.바카라 웹사이트

Chelsea dominated for much of the match, ending the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.17, though their opponents did register more shots (16 to 12).바카라 웹사이트

Maresca acknowledged that his players lost their focus in the closing stages, and he wants to see them book their place in the final with the minimum of fuss, with Chelsea having lost to Legia Warzsawa at home in the second leg of their quarter-final.

"It was the perfect night, an important semi-final and it is a good result. We need to be focused on the second leg," Maresca told TNT Sports.바카라 웹사이트

"The first 70 minutes was good but then in the last 20 minutes we dropped a little bit, but we cannot drop, we cannot relax, because otherwise, it is complicated.

"We have done a good job but now we need to finish the job at home."

Chelsea's other priority is confirming their place in the Champions League next season, with the Blues fifth in the table.바카라 웹사이트

A top-five finish will seal a place in Europe's elite competition next year, but Chelsea face four difficult games to conclude their campaign.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

They welcome newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool to Stamford Bridge next, before taking on Newcastle United, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.바카라 웹사이트

The Chelsea boss made eight changes from the side that beat Everton 1-0 last week, and said rotation within his squad would be key to finishing the campaign as strongly as possible.바카라 웹사이트

"We try to manage players, we know that we need to protect players. We decided to start one way and to finish in a different way. I think it worked well," Maresca added.

"But now we have a game in two days, three days. We are going to arrive back in London at 5am. We바카라 웹사이트have a game on Sunday, so we need to recover our energy."