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And even though Maresca appears to be closing in on a European trophy, it's clear that he is prioritizing the league.

Chelsea played Djurgarden on Thursday night in the first-leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final.

Enzo Fernandez, Reggie Walsh and Jadon Sancho of Chelsea interact following the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Djurgarden and Chelsea FC at Stockholm Arena on May 01, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.



He marvelled at Chelsea's ability to rotate:

"I saw them taking all the players off at half time, so talking about quality

Semi-final in Europe, taking so many players off, and just bringing a bunch of new players in with the same quality," Slot remarked

"But that's the Premier League, we all have that, we all have so much quality we can all do this

It's something of a shame, but the financial disparity between winning the Conference League and returning to the Champions League is vast — if Chelsea could only pick one, then the winner is clear.

But rotated team or not, Liverpool will be looking to scupper the plan
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