Astana 1-3 Chelsea: Blues cruise into Conference League knockout stages as Marc Guiu stars in Kazakhstan | OneFootball

Blues could be confirmed in the last-16 before final league-phase match

Marc Guiu opened the scoring inside 15 minutes

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Chelsea extended their perfect record in the Conference League with a 3-1 over Astana in Kazakhstan, booking their place in the knockout stages.

Chelsea proved too good even with all those changes, with the match effectively wrapped up before half-time.

Marc Guiu scored twice in the space of five minutes, the first a brilliant run and finish and the second more fortunate, as the goalkeeper parried it out and the ball bounced off the striker and in.

Renato Veiga added a third for Chelsea, heading in from a corner, and while Astana captain Marin Tomasov pulled one back with a superb strike before the break, a comeback never felt likely.

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