Soccer-Chelsea reach Conference League final with 5-1 aggregate win

Soccer Football - Conference League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Chelsea v Djurgarden - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - May 8, 2025 Chelsea's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall celebrates scoring their first goal with Chelsea's Jadon Sancho REUTERS/David Klein

LONDON (Reuters) -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.

Their 38th-minute goal came from one of the more senior players on the pitch, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 26, who received a neat pass from Tyrique George, rounded two defenders and fired home a left-foot shot.