Panathinaikos 1 Chelsea 4 These are strange times for Joao Felix. Once the great wonderkid of the European scene, he now finds himself as the maestro of Thursday night football who seemingly cannot get a game on weekends.

New Chelsea summer signing Joao Felix has revealed what manager Enzo Maresca said to him when he called him up ahead of rejoining Chelsea in the transfer window.Felix of course was at Chelsea on loan

Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk both impressed for Chelsea's second string as they completed a straightforward Conference League win in Greece

Two of the main talking points from Chelsea's 4-1 win over Panathinaikos in the Conference League as Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku scored for the Blues

Chelsea forward Joao Felix feels it is "just a matter of time" before he is getting a place in the Blues' starting line-up. The 24-year-old has made seven appearances since his move from Atletico Madrid in the summer,

After a somewhat shaky start, the Blues romped to a 4-1 victory in Athens, with Joao Felix bagging a brace while both Mykhailo Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku also got on the scoresheet. Came through concussion protocols to start and made a terrific early save to deny Jedvaj.

Chelsea put in a professional display away in Greece on Thursday but those who scored on the night might still find it difficult to edge into the first-choice starting XI.

Joao Felix believes it's 'only a matter of time' before he regains a star role in Chelsea's squad, even if he is competing with Cole Palmer

Chelsea attacker Joao Felix may only be 24 but he is a veteran of press conferences, yet ahead of the Blues’ clash against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday, he still managed to be taken aback by a question that he described as “kind of weird”.