Coach Enzo Maresca: 'Winning the Conference League will start a new journey of conquest'

TPO - Coach Enzo Maresca believes that a 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League final will not only help Chelsea end a four-year title drought, but also be the start of a new journey of conquest.

Coach Enzo Maresca has his first title with Chelsea.

The Blues came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the 2024/25 Conference League final after Abde Ezzalzouli's ninth-minute opener, with Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo all scoring for Chelsea.

"Hopefully this will be the starting point," coach Maresca said after the match. "To build a winning spirit, you need to win matches, you need to win titles and certainly the trophy we have today will help the whole team move forward."

The win comes just four days after Chelsea finished fourth in the Premier League and secured a return to the Champions League next season.

"I'm also very proud of the journey we've had in the Premier League. It's the toughest league in the world , where you have to be consistent for 38 games and my players have done that."

Chelsea became the first team in history to win all four UEFA competitions. In addition to the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 and 1998, they also won the Champions League (2012, 2021) and Europa League (2013, 2019) during their heyday under the ownership of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Palmer best Conference League final 2024/25.

In the final, Palmer was the biggest inspiration with two classy assists for Fernandez and Jackson to score, contributing to the first title in the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital era - the ownership duo took over Chelsea from May 2022.

He also became the first player to assist two or more goals in a UEFA European Cup final since Real Madrid's Marcelo in the 2018 Champions League final.

Although Palmer has only scored one goal since mid-year from the penalty spot against Liverpool, coach Maresca still highly appreciates the player's influence.

"The tough run he's had this season will make him a better player, I have no doubt about that," said Maresca. "In the final third, he can decide a game with a goal or an assist. And today, both assists were fantastic."

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