Chelsea moves through despite defeat in Poland
Chelsea limped into the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League after a humiliating 2-1 home defeat to Legia Warszawa, which went out 4-2 on aggregate.
Holding a 3-0 advantage from last week's first leg, Chelsea was never in any danger of being eliminated but a dismal home defeat will do little to ease the pressure on coach Enzo Maresca.
Cole Palmer shot wide of the near post as Chelsea dominated early on, but it fell behind against the run of play as Filip Jorgensen brought down Legia striker Tomas Pekhart, who dusted himself down to beat the goalkeeper with power from the penalty spot.
Ryoya Morishita missed a massive chance to double Legia's lead, and Chelsea equalised when Jadon Sancho crossed for Marc Cucurella to tap home in the 33rd minute.
Legia's Claude Goncalves shot narrowly wide from near the halfway line after spotting Jorgensen off his line, then Cucurella had a potential second disallowed for offside after Christopher Nkunku's knock-down.
But Legia re-established its lead early in the second half, Steve Kapuadi heading in on the rebound after Goncalves was denied from a corner.
Tyrique George had a goal disallowed for offside but that was as close as Chelsea came to levelling the match, and Jorgensen could have conceded a second penalty when he lunged in on Luquinhas.
Earlier, Real Betis and Fiorentina both sealed their own places in the last four.
Betis drew 1-1 at Jagiellonia Bialystok after winning the first leg 2-0 at home, while the Viola drew 2-2 with Celje, sealing a 4-3 aggregate win.
