Real Betis vs Chelsea
Back the Blues to grab some silverware at Stadio Miejski
Spanish sides have a fantastic record in the finals of European competitions and Real Betis will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of their city rivals Sevilla and collect some silverware in Wroclaw on Wednesday night. Betis’ season has ended on a fairly unremarkable note, failing to win any of their final four matches, drawing at home with Valencia and Osasuna.
History is in Betis’ corner. Of the 23 Spanish teams to have competed in a European final (across three different competitions) since 2001, 22 have been victorious.
Manuel Pellegrini is a savvy operator and coached his opposition number Enzo Maresca at Malaga over a decade ago.
Betis’ Conference League results were solid, generally relying on their home form. They did drop points against Jagiellonia (here in Poland) and lost at home to Gent.
Chelsea ended the season on a high, beating Nottingham Forest 1-0, securing fourth place in the Premier League. With the club confirming their place in the UCL next season, they will be feeling buoyant ahead of this contest.
Maresca has used this competition to blood youngsters, however, he may opt for his strongest possible XI here in a bid to clinch the trophy. He is likely to use his first-team players and that could make the difference.
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