Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has excluded three of the team’s main stars from the list of players concerned with participating in the 2024-25 European Conference League, led by the team’s top scorer and its first star during last season, Cole Palmer, in addition to Wesley Fofana Vroomio Lafia.
The London club announced today, Thursday, a list of 27 players who will represent the team in the main round of Conference LeagueThe absence of the aforementioned trio was determined by the coach in order to spare them fatigue due to the pressure of local and continental matches, since the team’s season will extend until July due to participation in the new edition of the 2025 Club World Cup.
The Blues qualified for the Conference after beating Servette 3-2 on aggregate in the play-off round, with Chelsea winning the first leg 2-0 at Stamford Bridge but losing 2-1 in the following match a week later, with Cole Palmer coming on as a substitute in both legs.
and have Chelsea A large number of players in the team, which prompted the coach to make the decision to exclude some of the main stars, in order to give opportunities to other players who are not relied upon much in the English Premier League, which he considers the most important competition for the team during the season.
Cole Palmer struggles and leaves England camp with injury
In another context, Palmer was called up to the England squad for the matches against Ireland and Finland in the first and second rounds of the European Nations League, but the player quickly left the camp, after it was confirmed that he was suffering from an injury he sustained during Chelsea’s last match in the Premier League against Crystal Palace.
Cole Palmer, a candidate to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or, returned to his London club to complete treatment and recovery so that he is ready to resume local matches, as the Blues await the Bournemouth match on September 14 in the fourth round of the English Premier League.
Chelsea’s Europa Conference League squad
- Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Philip Jorgensen, Lucas Bergstrom.
- Defense line: Axel Disasi, Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Renato Veiga.
- Midfield: Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Carney Chukwuemeka, Christopher Nkunku, Jadon Sancho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Moises Caicedo, Cesar Casadei, Tyreke George, Keanu Dyer.
- Offensive line: Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guaido.
