On Wednesday evening, Chelsea saw the set completed in terms of European trophies won after they completely defeated Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final.
The blues are the first and only side that now has a Champions League, Europa League and Conference League trophy in their cabinet, but they are a huge debt of gratitude to Cole Palmer to address the generation, which means they have overshalls their Spanish opponents in the Tarczynski -Arenawawawawaws in the second half.
Reece James from Chelsea owns the Conference League Trophy Aloftmarco Steinbrenner / Defodi Images / Profimedia
During the break, the side of Enzo Maresca stood at the back of a masterful finish of EZ Abde, the 13th time in 15 Conference League matches that Betis had stopped scoring a first half goal than any other team in the competition.
That is despite the fact that the blues have 67% in the last 15 minutes of half, although it never really looks like making those counting.
Long back for Chelsea after betis opener
Het was het vierde doelpunt van de Verdiblancos in de eerste 15 minuten van een conferentiecompetitiewedstrijd – alleen Chelsea heeft meer (vijf) – en de West -Londenaren zouden geweten hebben dat Betis een record had van W7, D4, L1 toen het scoren van het openingsdoelpunt in de 2024/2025 UEFA Conference League was, een hoge volgorde was een lange volgorde in de Break -break na What was, in the truth, in the truth, in the truth, in the truth, in the win, a break -break in the break -break. Understanding performance.
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Step Vooruit England International, Palmer.
Rarely can a player have written his name so large in a large European final.
Palmer's lazy style helped him to find time and space on the ball, something that opposition teams are never allowed to give the 23-year-old, purely because of his quality on the ball and the ability to make things happen. And they certainly happen.
Palmer took the game at the neck of the neck
A sublime, pinpoint cross to Enzo Fernandez for the 65th minute Equalizer was Vintage Palmer, and as he said in the press conference after the game: “I just had enough to go backwards and to go aside.”
At that one magical moment everything changed in the final. It breathed life in Chelsea and within five minutes they led, Palmer again with the assist, turning and turning Jesus Rodriguez inside out before he found Nicolas Jackson to the house and sent the traveling support wild.
Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez celebrate the opening goal of Chelsea during the UEFA Conference League League Finalmarco Steinbrenner / Defodi Images / Profimedia
Six accents in the Betis Box – at least double one of his teammates – and seven dribbles were proof of the growing influence of Palmer on the procedure.
Not to mention his winning back of possession on three separate occasions and to make himself involved in 10 one-on-one with a direct opponent.
Was Chelsea complacent at the start of the final?
Perhaps Chelsea had approached the game with a certain degree of complacency, and as so many teams have discovered earlier, if you don't pop up with the right attitude in games, you will find out.
Palmer not only illuminated the Blue Touch paper, but he galvanized the entire Chelsea team. He gave everyone the conviction that it was their time and got up to be counted.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is depressed after Real Betis has opened the score in the Conference League Final Rafal Oleksiewicz / PA Images / Profimedia
Twenty-one fits in the last third part of the field, the joint were the majority of every blues player, and an 84.2% pass voltage (although not the best) was more than acceptable to see what he had brought to the party.
Although it would only be seven minutes after the time before everyone could start the celebrations after Jadon Sancho Chelsea's third added, the game was effectively over as a match after Palmer's double intervention.
Champions League -Football returns to Stamford Bridge
With Champions League football now back on the agenda on Stamford Bridge next season, the club's board will have to get things on the transfer market this summer on the transfer market this summer.
Although Chelsea has a number of great players in their ranks, they sometimes have trouble imposing themselves in games.
Cole Palmer enjoyed a beautiful Conference League final for Chelsea against Betismateusz Birecki / Zuma Press / Profimedia
That it needed until the last match of the Premier League season 2024/25 for confirmation of qualification in the most important football match in Europe Hints at The Grind and the Struggle Under Maresca sometimes.
Impeccable feeling of timing
Even Palmer had gone off the boil after a solid start of the campaign.
Before the Masterklasse on Wednesday evening he had only scored three times in the calendar year – all in competitions that Chelsea did not win (a loss against Liverpool and draws vs Crystal Palace and Bournemouth) – and delivering only two assists since January.
That is why it was with a flawless feeling of timing that he woke up from his personal sleep.
Cole Palmer poses with his husband of the Match Award after the 4-1 victory of Chelsea in the Conference League Finaljonathan Mascrop / Zuma Press / Profimedia
Pep Guardiola did not want Palmer Manchester City to leave, but the Catalan did not seem to do much to let the player stay as soon as Chelsea made their intentions clear.
Looking back now, given how poor city was 24/25, how Guardiola and the board should be to strengthen the fact that they make the English international slide through their fingers so easily.
From Palmer's own point of view, after what turned out to be a vintage personal performance, he only has to keep looking from this point.
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