Chelsea made a successful debut within the third-tier Convention League as Renato Veiga, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor all scored in a 4-2 win over Belgium’s KAA Gent at Stamford Bridge.
After Neto and Veiga had scored early in every half, Tsuyoshi Watanabe briefly threatened a comeback for the guests when pulling a aim again within the fiftieth minute.
However Nkunku’s seventh aim of the season and a primary Chelsea aim for Dewsbury-Corridor ensured a cushty win for Enzo Marsca’s facet regardless of a late comfort effort from Omri Gandelman.
Elsewhere within the Convention League on Thursday, Fiorentina, who reached the ultimate within the final two seasons, beat Welsh facet New Saints 2-0.
Info from The Related Press contributed to this report.