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Djurgarden eyeing Chelsea upset in historic Conference League semi-final

Djurgarden are targeting a seismic Conference League shock against Chelsea on Thursday, when they will become the first Swedish team to play in a European semi-final for 38 years.

They achieved the "unbelievable" feat with a dramatic extra-time victory at Rapid Vienna in the last eight, which was their first quarter-final in continental competition since a defeat by Hibernian in the 1955-56 European Cup.

The last club from Sweden to reach the semis in Europe was Gothenburg on their way to the 1987 UEFA Cup title.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Djurgarden turned their tie against Rapid around with a 4-1 second-leg victory in the Austrian capital, helped by an early red card for home midfielder Mamadou Sangare.