Chelsea 4-2 Gent: Player ratings as Blues kick off Conference League with win

Chelsea beat Gent 4-2 at the Stamford Bridge to kick off their UEFA Conference League campaign with a bang, dominating Gent throughout the match and earning the 3 well-deserved points.

Chelsea FC v KAA Gent - UEFA Conference League 2024/25 League Phase MD1
Chelsea FC v KAA Gent - UEFA Conference League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 | Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

The Blues opened the game with a beautiful goal by new singing Renato Veiga in the first half, with Pedro Neto adding another one at the start of the second half, Nkunku scoring again and Dewsbury Hall scoring for the first time in the blue shirt.

Once again, The Pride Of London struggled defensively, letting in 2 goals at home. If they want to make a serious run in this competition and the Premier League, they'll need to tighten up at the back, but this time they managed to score enough to make up for it.

Chelsea Player Ratings (4-2-3-1)

GK: Filip Jorgensen - 6/10 

RB: Axel Disasi - 6/10 

CB: Tosin Adarabioyo - 6/10

CB: Benoit Badiashile - 6/10

LB: Renato Veiga - 9/10

CM: Cesare Casadei - 7/10

CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 8/10

RM: Pedro Neto - 8/10

AM: Joao Felix - 6/10

LM: Mykhaylo Mudryk - 8/10

ST: Christopher Nkunku - 7/10

Manager Rating - Enzo Maresca - 7/10

My Player of the Match - Renato Viega 

Chelsea’s substitutes didn't do much with the little time given, so I won't rate their performances.