Djurgarden are in the semifinal as a bit of a surprise package, but they were very good in the league phase and knocked out Rapid Wien in the quarterfinal stage. The Swedish upstarts have had a slow start to the 2025 season which is just a few games old,

Chelsea travel to Sweden to take on Djurgarden in their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg. Enzo Maresca’s side earned their place in the final four of the Conference League after defeating Legia Warsaw in the quarter-finals.

Enzo Maresca has a number of selection decisions to make as Chelsea travel to face Djurgarden in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final tie tonight.The Blues are red-hot favourites to reach next month’s final in Wroclaw but Maresca is juggling twin priorities as his side seek to secure a top-five finish in the Premier League and a return to the Champions League next term.