A competition that felt like a poor consolation prize has had surprising benefits for Enzo Maresca and his players

Djurgårdens IF take on Chelsea on Thursday, May 1, at the 3Arena in Stockholm, with kickoff set for a 9 p.m. CEST local time in Sweden. That makes it an 8 p.m. BST start in the UK, a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 5 a.m. AEST start in Australia on Friday morning.

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.