Two minutes into the second half at Athens Olympic Stadium, a chasm suddenly opened in the middle of Chelsea’s defence and Panathinaikos winger Facundo Pellistri, a Uruguayan international on the books at Manchester United until last summer,

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca gave a brilliant answer when asked if the UEFA Conference League matters to the club after their win against Panathinaikos.

Essential Viewing Guide for UEFA Europa Conference League ClashChelsea’s journey in the UEFA Europa Conference League continues with a challenging encounter against

Chelsea cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory in Panathinaikos to continue their winning start to life in the UEFA Conference League.

English Premier League club Chelsea hammered Greece's Panathinaikos 4-1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League matchday 2 game on Thursday. Portuguese attacker Joao Felix led the Blues to victory with two goals in the 22nd and 55th minutes at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens.

Joao Felix then had his second goal – and Mudryk his third goal involvement – in the 55th minute, the former taking in the latter's pass before his deflected shot squirmed into the bottom-left corner

Joao Felix scores brace as Chelsea ease past Panathinaikos in UEFA Conference League ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: ► Watch Sky Sports: Chelsea made it two wins from two in the UEFA Conference League as they beat Greek Super League side Panathinaikos 4-1.