At 3 o'clock in the morning on August 23, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Europa League play-offs, Chelsea hosted Servette (Swiss Super League).
In the first half, both sides lacked creativity and lacked goalscoring skills, and the half-time drew 0-0; In the second half, Nkunku made a penalty + penalty shot to break the deadlock on the field, Giu was bizarrely empty, and Enzo assisted Madueke to score to seal the win.
In the end, Chelsea won 2-0 to qualify for the Europa League main round, with the second leg kicking off in the early hours of 30 August.
UEFA Europa League play-off first leg - Chelsea vs Servette,Maresca lined up 4231 and started at 381 million euros, with 18-year-old Spain striker Gio in front and Nkunku behind him, Neto and Mudryk on both sides, Caicedo and Hall in the back two, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile and Vega in the back four, and Jorgensen in goal。 Servette is also in the 4231 formation and is worth 14.6 million euros as a starter.
In the second half, former Bundesliga golden boot Nkunku went straight into the penalty area in the 59th minute of the game and was saved by the goalkeeper to break the deadlock on the field. In the 53rd minute of the game, starting center forward Giu missed a bizarre empty goal after stealing the goalkeeper. In the 75th minute of the game, substitute Enzo made a delicate pass to assist Madueke to burst into the penalty area and burst into the goal, which also sealed the victory.
In the end, Maresca won his first game in charge of Chelsea, beating Servette 1-0 at home to qualify for the Europa League main round. Chelsea have a big squad and if they have European games to play, they can help more players play and integrate into the team and then go up with it, which is a good thing.
Looking at the match data, it was not easy for Chelsea to win! Full game,Chelsea managed 59% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target; Servette, on the other hand, had 22 shots on goal with six of them on target。