English Premier League Chelsea has shown that they are above the Europa Conference League and they are determine to win it. The London club beat Astana 3-1 to continue in their unbeaten run.
Marc Guiu was on target as Chelsea eyes the knockout stage of the Uefa Conference League. The Blues had made the 3,600-mile trip to Almaty for the game, which was played in difficult conditions including temperatures of -11C.
But it did not stop the much-changed Chelsea line-up from securing a comfortable win, getting the job done with three first-half goals. 18-years old Spanish star Guiu, was one of a number of youngsters given the chance and he did not disappoint.
The teenager opened the scoring in the first 14 minutes of play. His shot four minutes later from Pedro Neto’s cross was then helped over the line by Aleksandr Marochkin to put the Blues in control.
Renato Veiga added a third shortly before the break with a header for his second goal of the season. Marin Tomasov produced a moment of magic on the stroke of half-time to give the home team hope.
The tempo dropped in the second half, with Chelsea managing the game rather than pushing for more goals. The game ended 3-1 as no goal was scored in the second half. The win means Chelsea remain top in the league phase of the Conference League with 15 points from five games.
They will conclude this stage of the competition against Irish side Shamrock Rovers on 19 December.
