In the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4-1 to become the first team to win all four major European titles.
With an early goal from Abde Ezzalzouli and Manuel Pellegrini, Enzo Maresca’s team were a changed side in the second half, but they were able to keep the favorites warm in Poland.
With the man-of-the-match Cole Palmer creating both openings for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson, the game’s tone changed after two goals in five minutes.
In the 83rd minute, substitute Jadon Sancho scored from a close angle, and Moises Caicedo finished the scoreboard gloss.
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Chelsea becomes the first team to win the complete set of the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, and the now-defunct Cup Winners’ Cup.
It is also the club’s first silverware since Roman Abramovich’s consortium’s purchase in 2022, a period of unprecedented success for the organization.
With the goal against Fiorentina in the ninth minute, Betis broke the deadlock, which made his side reach the final.
Betis jumped forward after Malo Gusto lost the ball in midfield. Ezzalzouli was found on the edge of the box by Captain Isco, who then drilled a left-footed shot past Filip Jorgensen.
Moments later, as Betis pressed for a second, Marc Bartra  tried his luck from a distance, but Jorgensen was on top of the job and saved with flying force.
Chelsea clung on as a result of Johnny Cardoso’s deflected shot from inside the box, which was urged on by their enthralling crowd of supporters at the Wroclaw stadium.
With Betis defending well and Isco, a five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, pulling the strings, the Premier League team was enjoying the majority of possession but struggling to create meaningful chances.
Chelsea entered the half-time goalless as Adrian raced off his line to deny Enzo Fernandez as the clock ticked.
Palmer magic,  
Reece James was replaced by Gusto for the struggling Maresca at the break.
When Ezzalzouli was forced to leave, the Betis manager was forced to make a change, with Jesus Rodriguez stepping in to replace him.
After Cole Palmer sent off a fine cross to pick out Fernandez, Chelsea were level in the 65th minute thanks to a fine move down the right.
The midfielder angled the ball past Adrian as he ran into between two defenders.
The fans who were in full support of the goal suddenly heard from Chelsea’s tails up.
Palmer performed some magic on the edge of the box in the 70th minute before sending a lovely cross that struck Jackson’s chest and went in.
Jackson should have scored a second goal, but Adrian was able to gather thanks to a heavy touch.
Sancho added a fourth when he combined with fellow substitute Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Caicedo to make it 3-1.
Chelsea’s victory breaks a remarkable pattern of victories for Spanish teams.
Of the previous 27 men’s finals involving Spanish teams, all 27 had winners from Spain, taking into account World Cups, European Championships, Champions League, and UEFA Cup/Europa League.
Four Spanish club sides had lost all of those matches, but they had always had rivals in La Liga.
Prior to that, there were more than 2,000 fans in the center of Wroclaw, with green-and-white Betis fans outnumbering their English rivals.
According to Poland’s interior minister, police made 28 arrests in the city’s market square as a result of a violent protest.
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