Chelsea confirmed their spot in the last 16 of the Conference League by beating Astana 3-1 in bitterly cold conditions.
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Match Events
A temperature of -10 degrees was recorded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where the match was hosted, but it did not bother the Blues.
Marc Guiu got the visitors off to a good start, dribbling inside from the right and firing into the net after 14 minutes.
Enzo Maresca's side doubled their lead via an Aleksandr Marochkin own goal four minutes later, before Renato Veiga's header made it three.
Marin Tomasov pulled one back for Astana just before the break, but it was never likely to be enough.
The Blues cruised through the second half with a serenity that summed up their progress in the competition so far, with Maresca able to hand opportunities to several youngsters.
0' The match is about to start!
4' George's shot wide out
9' Neto's shot stopped by goalkeeper
15' MARC GUIU with a great run and finish!! FC Astana 0-1 Chelsea (Marc Guiu)
19' Neto and Marc Guiu combine to double Chelsea's lead!! FC Astana 0-2 Chelsea
24' Seisen makes a save
27' Renato Veiga misses the target
33' Chinedu lets fly after finding a pocket of space on the edge of the Chelsea area
36' Chinedu has an attempt on goal
39' Veiga rises unmarked to nod home the Blues' third! FC Astana 0-3 Chelsea
45' The home side have a goal back!! FC Astana 1-3 Chelsea (Marin Tomasov)
52' It's another wonderful effort from the Croatian
60' George has a shot blocked
67' Substitution: Carney Chukwuemeka off
72' Hall tries to get his name on the scoresheet with a shot from the edge of box
78' Another shot on target for the visitors as Seisen clings onto George's effort
88' Match Event for FC Astana vs Chelsea
Line-ups
FC Astana XI: Marin Tomasov, Yan Vorogovskiy, Branimir Kalaica, Karlo Bartolec, Aleksa Amanovic, Aleksandr Marochkin, Ousmane Camara, Chinedu Geoffrey, Maks Ebong, Kipras Kazukolovas, Mukhammedzhan Seysen
Subs: Abzal Beysebekov, Islambek Kuat, Josip Condric, Aleksandr Zarutskiy, Barnes Osei, Marat Bystrov, Nazmi Gripshi, Ramazan Karimov, Stanislav Basmanov, Elkhan Astanov, Nnamdi Ahanonu, Nurali Zhaksylyk
Chelsea XI: T.Adarabioyo, Axel Disasi, Pedro Neto, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jørgensen, Carney Chukwuemeka, Sam Rak-Sakyi, Josh Acheampong, Tyrique George, Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu
Subs: Lucas Bergström, Harvey Vale, Richard Olise, Kaiden Wilson, Harrison Murray-Campbell, Kiano Dyer, Ato Ampah, Max Merrick, Shumaira Mheuka