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Chelsea continued their fine recent form with a 3-1 win over Kazakh side FC Astana despite Enzo Maresca ringing the changes for the UEFA Conference League clash.
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Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Chelsea soar to 8-0 rout to top Conference League
Chelsea demolished Armenian side FC Noah as they showed little mercy by handing out an 8-0 thrashing at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to remain top of the Conference League standings, with João Félix and Christopher Nkunku both scoring twice.
Félix nets twice as Chelsea thrash Panathinaikos
Chelsea continued their unbeaten streak in the Conference League as João Félix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku all scored in a 4-1 win over Panathinaikos.
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Chelsea omit Palmer from Conf. League squad
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UEFA Conference League Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 15 |
| Guimaraes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 13 |
| Fiorentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 12 |
| Legia Warsaw | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| FC Lugano | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 11 |
| Cercle Brugge KSV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| Jagiellonia Bialystok | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
| Rapid Vienna | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| Apoel Nicosia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| Djurgården | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| Pafos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| KAA Gent | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| F.C. København | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| Real Betis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Panathinaikos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Vikingur Reykjavik | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Mlada Boleslav | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| Istanbul Basaksehir | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| NK Celje | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| Molde | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| FK TSC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| FC Astana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| HJK Helsinki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| FC Noah | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 4 |
| The New Saints | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| LASK Linz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 2 |
| Petrocub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
| Larne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 0 |