The England international had a quiet one before he was taken off in the second-half of a loss to the Polish side
Chelsea reached the Conference League semi-finals as Marc Cucurella netted a crucial goal during a poor 2-1 home defeat to Legia Warsaw.
Cole Palmer missed a decent opening when he fired past the near post early on, while Legia goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic recovered well to stop the England midfielder heading in on a rebound moments later. Despite the hosts' strong start, a moment of ill-discipline from Filip Jorgensen handed the visitors a route back into the game.
Tomas Pekhart beat the 22-year-old to the ball and was brought down, winning a penalty which he duly converted to reduce the aggregate deficit to 3-1 and offer Warsaw a glimmer of hope, with Jorgensen again at fault with a weak attempted save.
Enzo Maresca has faced plenty of bashing from Chelsea fans and the discontent at Stamford Bridge continued to grow as the visitors nearly doubled their lead on the night, but Ryoya Morishita pulled his shot across the box after racing through on goal.
Thankfully for the home boss, the tension around the stadium turned to relief when Cucurella got on the end of Jadon Sancho's low cross and restored their three-goal lead from the first leg with a simple finish.
The Spaniard nearly made it seven goals for the season when he poked in following a cross into the box, but the strike was chalked off quickly for offside.
Some of the first-half sloppiness came up again for Chelsea early in the second period. Jorgensen had already been forced into a point-blank save before Steve Kapuadi managed to head in from a corner after Claude Goncalves was left free at back post.
The Blues continued to limp through the game, with Nicolas Jackson withdrawn at the break and Palmer hooked before the hour mark, though Noni Madueke and Tyrique George seemed to have combined to force another leveller. However, Madueke was offside in the build-up.
Thankfully for Chelsea, their handsome first-leg victory ensured they had a big enough margin to hold off Warsaw and secure a place in the semi-finals, where they will take on Rapid Wien or Djurgarden.
GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Stamford Bridge…
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Filip Jorgensen (4/10):
Gave away a penalty early on and somehow didn't keep out the weak shot.
Josh Acheampong (6/10):
Was committed in defence and tried to provide some width in attack.
Tosin Adarabioyo (5/10):
Distributed the ball well but was sometimes caught out by Warsaw's runners in behind.
Benoit Badiashile (4/10):
Yellow carded for a foul early in the second half and struggled to show much leadership.
Marc Cucurella (7/10):
Gambled to get into the box and was rewarded with the equaliser. Almost got a second but it was disallowed. Taken off early in the second half.
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Reece James (5/10):
Struggled to get a grip of things in central midfield.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (4/10):
Saw plenty of the ball but didn't create much going forward.
Cole Palmer (3/10):
Missed an early chance and looked stifled creatively before his early withdrawal.
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Christopher Nkunku (3/10):
Didn't have the confidence to conjure much up in the attacking third.
Nicolas Jackson (4/10):
Had only 11 touches in the first half and didn't emerge for the second period.
Jadon Sancho (7/10):
Did well to race away from his marker and set up Cucurella.
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Tyrique George (7/10):
Provided some impetus and nearly got on the scoresheet.
Noni Madueke (7/10):
Went at his opposite man and made Chelsea more dangerous.
Malo Gusto (6/10):
Played some creative forward passes.
Pedro Neto (N/A):
A late introduction.
Enzo Maresca (3/10):
A strong team selection didn't provide a convincing result for Maresca, who faced more jeers from the frustrated home fans. Simply must start getting more from his team.
