Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca admits he is “worried” about playing on a much-criticised artificial surface in the semi-final of the Conference League. The Blues face Djurgarden on Thursday evening on a pitch even the Swedish club’s manager Jani Honkavaara described as “horrible” after a match against GAIS last week. His criticism of the the 3Arena...
Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt are one of the most interesting sides left in European competition. With their home games often taking place in freezing conditions north of the Arctic Circle, facing them can prove a difficult proposition for unacclimatised opposition, as Lazio found out in the quarter-finals. The Italians lost the first leg 2-0 in Norway,...