Newly-crowned champions Liverpool visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday and Maresca may prioritise that fixture, but sprung a surprise earlier this month when naming a strong side for the quarter-final second leg against Legia Warsaw, even with Chelsea 3-0 up at the midway point of the tie.

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,

Get the latest predictions, team news, line-ups and stats as Chelsea travel to Djurgarden in the Europa Conference League semi-finals on Thursday night.