Enzo Maresca sang the praises of his young players after Chelsea comfortably saw off Astana 3-1 in the Conference League in brutally cold conditions.<\/p>\n There was a reported temperature of -10 degrees Celsius in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, but that did not stop Maresca\u2019s side running out winners and confirming their spot in the last 16.<\/p>\n Marc Guiu opened the scoring on 14 minutes before an Aleksandr Marochkin own goal and Renato Veiga header had the Blues 3-0 up inside 39 minutes.<\/p>\n Marin Tomasov pulled one back for Astana before half-time but there was never any danger of a comeback.<\/p>\n Josh Acheampong, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Tyrique George and Guiu all started the game, the first time four teenagers have done so in European competition for Chelsea, while several other youngsters appeared in the second half.<\/p>\n Maresca was delighted with the way they adapted to the harsh weather.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt was quite cold. The players did fantastically in the conditions after a long journey.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of the young players have done very well. I am very happy for them \u2013 and also the ones that came on in the second half.<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure in the future they can play more in the Premier League. They need to work hard to deserve the chance but they are doing very well.\u201d<\/p>\n To those of you who have made the trip from London to Almaty, your support is unbelievable. Thank you. #CFC<\/a> | #UECL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kz8Gbk97Yb<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/SN\/images\/300x250_HR.gif\")
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