Chelsea Beat Real Betis 4–1 to Win Historic UEFA Europa Conference League Trophy

• Chelsea are the winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa Conference League after beating Real Betis
• They completed a comeback with four second-half goals from Fernandez, Jackson, Sancho and Caicedo
• The Blues are the first club to win all possible UEFA club trophies after winning the Conference title

Chelsea won the 2024/25 UEFA Europa Conference League, the fourth edition of the tournament, after beating Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli opened the scoring for Betis in the ninth minute of the first half, but Chelsea sprang to life in the second half to complete the turnaround.

Cole Palmer showed his brilliance to assist Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson in the 65th and 70th minutes before Jadon Sancho completed the turnaround in the 83rd minute.

British record signing Moises Caicedo added a cherry on top in the additional minute of the second half with the fourth goal and ended Chelsea's season on a high.

Chelsea makes history with Conference League

As noted by UEFA, Chelsea became the first club to win all UEFA club competitions, having won the Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and now the Conference League.

The trophy is also the first the men's team have won under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership. It is the club's fourth manager, Enzo Maresca, who won it under the new leadership. It is also the first trophy of Reece James' captaincy.

As noted by Squawka, Chelsea are the first English side to beat Spanish opposition in the final of a major European tournament since Liverpool vs. Alaves in the 2001 UEFA Cup. It ends a run of nine straight defeats for PL teams against sides from LaLiga.

Joe Cole hails Cole Palmer's brilliance

Cole Palmer turned the game around for Chelsea with two brilliant assists for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson for the first two goals.

Former Blues, Joe Cole, who was on punditry duties for TNT Sports, could not contain his excitement at what he witnessed.

“Cole Palmer, absolute genius. We don’t produce these players. They don’t fall off trees. He took the game by the scruff of the neck tonight and made it happen,” he said.

“There aren’t many players in world football who can do what he does.”

Palmer told Micah Richards on CBS Sports that he had no comment when asked how Chelsea were going to celebrate winning the Conference League.

However, he admitted it is a big trophy for the fans, regardless of what some may think about a third-tier European competition.

“It’s big for the fans. It’s big for us. We’re going in the right direction,” he added.

Supercomputer predicted Conference League final

Legit.ng previously reported that a Supercomputer predicted Chelsea to beat Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League final after simulating the match 10,000 times.

The simulations gave Chelsea over 60% chance of winning in 90 minutes. The Blues put up an inspiring second-half performance to overturn a poor first half.

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Source: Legit.ng