Football
Two clear issues laid bare as Chelsea reach Conference League semi-finals but raise new concerns
Chelsea came dangerously close to squandering a three-goal lead
Chelsea have always been on a hiding to nothing in the Conference League and probably will be until they win it. But in inspiring the scenes that greeted the final whistle here, Enzo Maresca and his lifeless team really have managed something quite impressive.
Never before, surely, can a team have been booed off at home after reaching a European semi-final.
After all, Chelsea’s players had not spent the days leading up to this affair fretting about Warsaw’s pedigree or penchant for an unlikely turnaround.
