On that night at Stamford Bridge, although Chelsea relied on the advantage in the first leg to eliminate Legia Warsaw 4-2 on aggregate and advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Association League, a frustrating 1-2 home defeat caused boos from the stands. The Blues fans were obviously quite dissatisfied with the team's performance.

Coach Enzo Maresca said after the game that his team "lacked respect for the opponent" and that Chelsea "mismanaged the tempo of the game".

The start of the game seemed to be a replica of the draw against Ipswich on Sunday, with Chelsea taking the initiative at the start, but falling into a passive position in the opponent's first counterattack. Legia striker Thomas Peckhardt, who once played for Tottenham Hotspur, was brought down in the penalty area by goalkeeper Philip Jorgensen and took the penalty kick himself to break the deadlock for the visiting team.

Chelsea coach Maresca was asked about the fans' dissatisfaction before the game, and complaints were heard again during the game. It was not until the team's 2025 Premier League top scorer Marc Cucurella stepped forward that the anxiety in the stands was slightly calmed.

Before the end of the first half, Cucurella received a low cross from Jaden Sancho and easily pushed the ball into the goal, scoring his fourth goal of the year and temporarily stabilizing the situation for the home team.

However, Chelsea fell into trouble again soon after the start of the second half. In a Legia corner kick, Claude Goncalves' half-volley shot was rebounded by defender Steve Capuadi in front of the goal, changing the score to 2-1.

In the end, although Chelsea performed mediocrely on the field, they still advanced by virtue of the big win in the first round.

After the game, captain Reece James admitted that the team "did not respect the UEFA enough", but Maresca stressed that the problem was not the game itself, but the unbalanced mentality of the team.

Maresca said: "We have respected this tournament for a whole year. Maybe tonight because the score in the first leg was too big, we underestimated our opponent in our mentality. Reese is right, but this is more disrespect for the opponent than for the game."