Chelsea will take on Servette in their Conference League play-off round tie on Thursday - but why is the tie not on TV?
Chelsea were demoted down into the Conference League - which has dropped the 'Europa' part of its name this season to differentiate itself from
Enzo Maresca's side have been able to bypass all three qualifying rounds, but do have to win the play-off round in order to progress to the new-look group stage proper.Their opponents in the play-off round are Swiss side Servette, who finished in third place in the Swiss Super League last season. But the two-legged game - the first leg of which will take place at Stamford Bridge - will not be shown live on TV.The reason for this is, while TNT Sports have the live UK broadcasting rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League competitions, they have limited access to the qualifying rounds.
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