OUR UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE JOURNEY

Chelsea's European adventures continued in 2024/25 as we competed in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League. After a strong group stage and impressive knockout round performances, we reached the final against Real Betis in Wroclaw, Poland.

On the European stage, Chelsea delivered once again. A stunning second-half performance was this time the difference for the Blues, as we came back from a goal down to emphatically defeat Real Betis and win the Conference League.


What Occured

Abde Ezzalzouli had put Betis ahead inside nine minutes in Wroclaw and Enzo Maresca's side went into the interval behind. Yet 45 minutes is a long time in football, as the Blues convincingly proved.

Cole Palmer was crucial to the comeback, as he produced the cross that Enzo Fernandez headed home to level the contest. The England international then produced another moment of magic that enabled Nicolas Jackson to guide the ball home from close range.

Fernandez heads home our equaliser in Wroclaw
Fernandez heads home our equaliser in Wroclaw

Yet the Blues were far from done. Jadon Sancho put gloss on the scoreline with a fine finish from an acute angle before, in second-half stoppage time, Moises Caicedo fired home our fourth.

Jadon Sancho watches on as his strike finds the corner
Jadon Sancho watches on as his strike finds the corner

The teams

Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto (James 46) Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez (c), Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer (Guiu 88), Pedro Neto; Jackson (Dewsbury-Hall 80)
Chelsea substitutes: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Acheampong, Colwill, Tosin, Amougou, Sancho, George, Nkunku
Scorers⚽: Fernandez 65', Jackson 70', Sancho 83', Caicedo 90+1'
Booked🟨: Badiashile 55', Palmer' 79', Sancho 85'

Real Betis: Adrian; Sabaly, Natan, Bartra, R.Rodriguez (Perraud 46); Cardoso (Lo Celso 85), Isco (c), Fornals (Altmira 85); Anthony, Bakambu, Ezzalzouli (J.Rodriguez 54)
Real Betis substitutes: Vieities, Gonzalez, Perraud, Ruibal, Mendy, Ortiz, Flores, Garcia
Scorers: Ezzalzouli 9'
Booked🟨: Anthony 88'

The team lifting the conference league trophy