Conference League latest score and goal updates - Competition favourites name strong side for first leg of last-16 tie

CHELSEA are taking on Danish Superliga leaders Copenhagen in the first leg of their Conference League last 16 tie RIGHT NOW! The headline team news is that Cole Palmer makes his first start in the

The Italian will have Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile available for Thursday’s Conference League last-16 game away to Copenhagen, while Wesley Fofana – who has not been registered to play in Europe – has also returned to fitness after being out since early December.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Conference League last-16 game at Copenhagen (kick-off 17:45 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Cole Palmer,

Chelsea’s European campaign resumes tonight as they play FC Copenhagen in the Europa Conference League knockout stages.Enzo Maresca and his players were a force to be reckoned with in the league

Enzo Maresca has named his Chelsea side to face Copenhagen in the Conference League. The Italian named a 21-player travelling squad as the Blues return to European action, boasting a 10 per cent win rate since the qualifiers.