AFCON 2025
Chelsea suffered a disappointing loss to Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge but progressed into the last four.
Legia Warsaw secured a famous 2-1 win over the Blues but the win wasn’t enough to seal the semi-final ticket for the Polish side.
Chelsea started the game on the better side, with Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku forcing saves off Vladan Kovacevic.
Legia Warsaw took the lead from the penalty spot after Filip Jorgensen brought down an opponent.
Tomas Pekhart stepped up and converted from the spot to give the visitors the hope of staging a comeback.
A few moments later, Marc Cucurella restored parity for Chelsea from Jadon Sancho’s sweet pass to the Spaniard.
Cucurella doubled Chelsea’s lead a few minutes later but his goal was ruled off by the VAR for offside.
Steve Kapaudi scored eight minutes into the second half with a thumping header to give the visitors the lead.
The match ended 2-1 in favor of the visitors but Chelsea set up a semi-final date with Swedish side Djurgarden.
