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Chelsea hammer Djurgarden 4-1 in Conference League semi-final first leg — Sport STOCKHOLM () -Goals from Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke and a brace from Nicholas Jackson gave Chelsea a comfortable 4-1 win over Swedish side Dj...

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STOCKHOLM () -Goals from Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke and a brace from Nicholas Jackson gave Chelsea a comfortable 4-1 win over Swedish side Djurgarden on a tricky artificial pitch in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final on Thursday.

Sancho opened the scoring in the 12th minute, taking possession just outside the six-yard box before cutting inside to shoot, and defender Marcus Danielsson’s attempt to clear only helped the ball into the back of the net, briefly silencing the passionate home crowd.

Madueke doubled their lead before the break with a controlled first-time finish, stroking home a pass from Enzo Fernandez.

Substitute Jackson made the most of two defensive errors by the home side to score twice in seven second-half minutes before Djurgarden pulled a goal back through Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta.

The home side almost reduced the deficit further in the 79th minute, but Adam Stahl skied the ball over the bar with the goal at his mercy to leave Chelsea firmly in control of the tie ahead of next week's second leg in London, with the final set to take place in Wroclaw, Poland on May 28.

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