Europa Conference League: Felix set to start for Chelsea against Panathinaikos

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says he hopes to give Joao Felix “more minutes and more chances” after a frustrating start to the season for the Portugal forward.Felix, 24, has yet to start a Premier League game since signing from Atletico Madrid for a fee in the region of £45m in August.But the former Benfica player is set to be included from the start when Maresca’s side face Panathinaikos in Greece in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.”Joao since he arrived is doing very well with us,” said Maresca on Wednesday.”He is doing fantastic. Everything I can say is good things. We have Joao but we have more players who are unfortunately not all playing. “It’s not because they are not doing well in the week. It’s because the ones playing in this moment are doing very well. Joao just has to continue working in the way he is and hopefully we can give him more minutes and chances.”Chelsea, who host Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday (14:00 GMT), won their opening game in the group…

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