At the final whistle, there were few questions about the significance of Chelsea defeating Real Betis to winning the Conference League.
The Blues have dominated their opponents in Uefa’s third-tier tournament for almost the entire season,
but Real Betis in Wroclaw put them to the test, particularly in the first half.
After the 4-1 victory, the players celebrated the four goals in the second half as if they had won any other significant trophy.
Cole Palmer, the man of the match, set up goals for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson, with Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo also netting.
“Winning this trophy is massive,” said former Blues keeper Mark Schwarzer, a BBC Radio 5 Live summariser for the game.
“You can see what it means to them and how important it is to win it.
“This is what it’s about. It’s about creating that bond and that experience of winning a trophy.”
It was Chelsea’s first trophy since the Fifa Club World Cup in February 2022 and their first considered a major prize since the 2021 Champions League.
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The club’s former midfielder Joe Cole, watching for TNT Sports, said: “People turn their noses up at it but look at all the smiling faces among the players, the staff, the fans. This is what it is all about.”
Fellow pundit Lucy Ward added:
People mock this trophy but this will mean a lot to this set of Chelsea players because it is a platform to move on into the Champions League this season.”
Congratulations to all Chelsea fans worldwide, this was a significant win for the blues
meanwhile, check out the conference league win in photos below
