Tyrique George has been with Chelsea since the age of eight
Teenager Tyrique George scored his first senior Chelsea goal as they defeated Legia Warsaw to take control of their Conference League quarter-final.
Enzo Maresca's side, the favourites to win the competition, went ahead four minutes into the second half of the first leg in Poland when George reacted quickest to convert the rebound after Reece James' effort had been parried.
The 19-year-old winger has represented England at under-19s level and is yet to start a Premier League match, although he has featured 10 times for Chelsea in this European campaign.
Substitute Noni Madueke added a second goal in the 57th minute with a low finish after good work from Jadon Sancho to take the tie away from Legia.
Chelsea then missed a 73rd-minute penalty as Christopher Nkunku's spot-kick was saved by Kacper Tobiasz, although the keeper was beaten again shortly afterwards with Madueke finishing off Sancho's low cross for his second of the night.
The second leg takes place at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, 17 April with the overall winners meeting either Swedish side Djurgardens or Rapid Vienna in the semi-finals.
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Poland will host the final, on Wednesday, 28 May at the Wroclaw Stadium in Wroclaw, and Chelsea will expect to be there.
The Blues won the Champions League as recently as 2021 and have a great chance of more continental success in Europe's third-tier tournament. Victory would guarantee them a place in next season's Europa League at least, although they could still qualify for the Champions League if they finish in the top five of the Premier League.
They cruised through the Conference League phase, winning all six matches, scoring 26 goals and only conceding five, and were able to do it without England midfielder Cole Palmer, who was left out of the squad for that part of the competition to manage his workload.
After seeing off Copenhagen in the last 16, Legia - fifth in the Polish top flight - stood in their way, with Palmer back among the starters, although he had limited impact and was replaced at half-time.
The home fans tried to create an intimidating atmosphere with a large tifo displayed before the game of a knight in armour stabbing a lion through the jaw, with the words "fear no-one" underneath.
When the game started, there were still clouds of smoke drifting across the pitch from flares. But the fireworks in the stands were not matched by the actions on the pitch in a disappointing first half.
Chelsea quickly dominated possession but had to wait until the 27th minute for their first chance, defender Tosin Adarabioyo heading straight at Tobiasz.
The home goalkeeper then did well to parry Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's curled effort and only excellent defending from Rafal Augustyniak denied Nkunku from scoring from close range following Benoit Badiashile's knock-down.
James and Dewsbury-Hall also missed the target when well placed.
But Madueke came on for Palmer, whose run without a goal stretched to 13 games in all competitions, and the forward sparked Chelsea as they crucially scored twice in an eight-minute spell.
Frenchman Nkunku missed from the spot, but Madueke's second goal seconds later ensured the second leg should be a mere formality for the Blues.
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