Who will Chelsea face in Conference League knockout stage? | OneFootball

The Blues await their next opponents in Europe

Chelsea are clear favourites to win the Conference League, but could face a tricky tie in the last-16 stage.

The revamped tournament means Chelsea, along with the remainder of the top eight, skipped the play-off round and have already secured their spot in the last-16 stage.

Chelsea now know they will face one of four teams for a place in the quarter-finals.

Who will Chelsea face in Conference League last-16 stage?

Having finished top of the league stage, Chelsea watched on as the play-off draw back in December mapped out four possible opponents for next month’s last-16 stage.

Chelsea will face one of: Gent, Copenhagen, Real Betis or Heidenheim.

Those four teams will get whittled down to two following the second legs of their play-off ties on Thursday.

Betis made easy work of Gent in the first leg of their play-off clash, winning 3-0 as Manchester United loanee Antony opened the scoring. In the other tie, Heidenheim welcome Copenhagen to Germany holding a 2-1 first-leg advantage.

Chelsea have already face Bundesliga strugglers Heidenheim in this competition, winning 2-0. The Blues have previously faced Copenhagen in the Champions League, so quite the climb down for both teams.

Chelsea will see their opponent confirmed during the last-16 draw on Friday, February 21.

The first leg of those ties will be played on March 6, with the return fixtures a week later.