Chelsea delivered a ruthless second half performance to defeat Real Betis 4-1 in the final of the 2024-25 Europa Conference League to emerge champions of the competition.
Enzo Maresca made changes to the side that defeated Nottingham Forest on Sunday with the likes of Robert Sanchez, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Reece James all dropping to the bench.
Abde Ezzalzouli gave Real Betis the lead in the ninth minute following a mistake by Malo Gusto in midfield.
The Blues struggled to find their rhythm in the first half as Real Betis held on to the lead to go into the break with a deserved lead.
Maresca responded by taking off Malo Gusto for Reece James at the beginning of the second half.
Cole Palmer produced a sublime cross for Enzo Fernandez to restore parity for Chelsea with a well-placed header in the 65th minute.
The Blues turned the game around five minutes after with the second goal from Nico Jackson.
Palmer turned a Real Betis defender on the edge of the box before producing a sublime cross for Nico Jackson to make it 2-1.
The Senegalese striker misses a glorious opportunity to increase Chelsea’s lead when he broke through from the midfield before applying too much pace on the ball to allow Adrian to catch the ball.
Substitute Jadon Sancho put the icing on the cake with a stunning finish to make it 3-1 before Moises Caicedo added the fourth goal to make Chelsea the first team to win the Champions League, Europa League, and the Europa Conference League.
