Chelsea made it 5 wins in 5 Europa Convention League outings on Thursday with a 3-1 victory towards Astana in Almaty.
A miles-changed Chelsea facet battled the bitter statuses in Kazakhstan and gained to all however assurance a top-eight end within the league segment, which might assure computerized qualification to the spherical of 16.
Chelsea take a seat summit of the standings on 15 issues, 3 forward of Legia Warsaw who’re the one alternative facet to boast a super file within the pageant.
The Polish facet will search to attract degree with Chelsea once they host Lugano of Switzerland next on Thursday.
The defeat leaves Astana within the ultimate knock-out play-off spot with 4 issues and prone to removing.
Chelsea wrapped up the issues within the first 1/2 thru objectives from Marc Guiu and Renato Veiga.
Marin Tomasov pulled one again for the hosts at the stroke of half-time however Enzo Maresca’s facet hardly seemed bothered in the second one 1/2 as they closed out the win.
Guiu gave Chelsea the very best get started by means of netting a brace within the opening 20 mins, bringing his tally in Europe to 3 objectives in 5 appearances this season.
His first on 14 mins showcased the ex-Barcelona attacker’s budding ability as he drove hour a defender at the proper flank earlier than stroking house from an acute perspective.
The 18-year-old Spaniard doubled up 4 mins next with a striker’s objective as he compelled the ball house on the entrance submit following excellent wing play games by means of Pedro Neto.
Renato Veiga, 21, headed in Chelsea’s 3rd from a nook on 39 mins.
Croatian veteran Tomasov scored the pick out of the objectives within the forty fifth modest as he stood up Renato Veiga within the field earlier than arcing a high-quality left-footed collision in off the a ways submit.
Previous, Djurgarden of Sweden provisionally moved as much as 6th with a 2-1 win at Vikingur Reykjavik in spite of completing with 10 males.
AFP
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