Chelsea player ratings vs Djurgarden: Reggie Walsh shines on full debut as Josh Acheampong impresses | OneFootball

Rotated Blues side good enough to cruise into Conference League final

Chelsea confirmed their place in the Conference League final as they beat Djurgarden 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Maresca’s side finished with five teenagers on the pitch, including 16-year-old Reggie Walsh, who became the club’s youngest-ever starter in Europe.

Standard Sport’s Dom Smith was at Stamford Bridge to rate the Chelsea players’ performances…

Filip Jorgensen 6

Made a good clawing save for a header that was then flagged offside. Had little to do.

Malo Gusto 6

Up and down the right flank well, but without ever delivering that killer delivery into the box.

Tosin Adarabioyo 6

Made one or two really confident interceptions. Led from the back, though was booked early.

Benoit Badiashile 6

Used his strength well to hold off Djurgarden’s attackers and did what was asked of him.

Josh Acheampong 7

Some lovely close control helped him beat players when going forward. A really assured display.

Marc Cucurella 7

Only played for 45 minutes but was everywhere during that time, helping to keep Chelsea moving at a reasonable pace.

Reece James 6

No shortage of effort from the captain, who was replaced at the 70-minute mark.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 7

The Conference League has been good for his confidence, and the Englishman duly scored again in this competition with a firm finish.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall provided the only goal of the night

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Reggie Walsh 7

Became the youngest English player ever to start a European match and took to the task well, confidently carrying the ball forward and taking a shot late on. Great experience for the youngster, just 16 years and 200 days old.

Tyrique George 7

The 19-year-old ran the line reasonably well, involved in a fair amount of build-up play and assisting Dewsbury-Hall. Conference League has been great for his development.

Jadon Sancho 7

Tried things, combining well with Walsh and trying to venture into the Djurgarden box where he could.

Subs:

Shim Mheuka (Cucurella, 46’) 6

A good display from the 17-year-old, who added some directness to the attack.

Trevoh Chalobah (James, 70’) 5

Fairly steady during the 20 minutes for which he was on.

Genesis Antwi (Sancho, 70’) 6

Acquitted himself well on the occasion of just his second senior appearance. Just 17 years old.

Not used: Sanchez, Colwill, Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Madueke, Jackson, Palmer, Caicedo, Bergstrom