Favourites Chelsea, fielding a second-string team, cantered into the Europa Conference League final with a regulation 1-0 second-leg win over Swedish side Djurgarden on Thursday for a 5-1 aggregate victory.

Chelsea rested its regular starters and still comfortably advanced to the Conference League final by beating Djurgården 1-0 in their semifinal second leg

Enzo Maresca insisted Chelsea have “three more finals” before the Conference League final, as their race for Champions League football continues. The Blues set up a showpiece final against Real Betis in Wroclaw at the end of the month as they beat Djurgarden 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night to confirm a 5-1 semi-final aggregate win.

Chelsea's Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle and Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic will leave the club at the end of their contracts this season, the Women's Super League team said on Friday. Ingle, 33, arrived for her second spell at Chelsea in 2018 from Liverpool and has since won several trophies including five Women’s Super League titles and three FA Cups.

Sophie Ingle made 214 appearances for Chelsea and won 11 trophies Wales international and five-time Women's Super League winner Sophie Ingle will leave Chelsea at the end of her contract this summer.