Chelsea eye history in Conference League final

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says Wednesday's Conference League last against Real Betis is simply a accidental to marque history, reenforce a winning mentality and beryllium his young broadside beryllium astatine the top.

Chelsea finished 4th successful the Premier League connected Sunday to suffice for the Champions League, which they person won doubly on with 2 Europa League trophies, raising questions astir wherever the Conference League stands successful their database of priorities.

But, having besides doubly won the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Chelsea's accidental to go the archetypal squad to triumph each 4 large UEFA nine competitions should beryllium a cardinal motivator for his side, Maresca said.

"Probably the astir analyzable happening this play astir the Conference [League] has been to person the players that for america it's the champion contention successful the satellite and the crushed wherefore was due to the fact that it's the contention that we were in," Maresca told reporters connected Tuesday.

"I'm blessed if we win, but I'm particularly blessed for the club, for the fans. And besides due to the fact that Chelsea tin go the archetypal nine successful Europe to triumph each the European competitions.

"If we are capable to win, I deliberation it's a bully happening due to the fact that we proceed to physique the winning mentality."

Maresca added that his broadside person proved themselves this season, with a last triumph acceptable to corroborate their progress.

"Every crippled is simply a accidental to amusement we person improved and that we privation to triumph titles," helium said. "We are the youngest squad successful the past of the Premier League, but besides they are men. We are mature enough, and we tin compete."

Chelsea person had small clip to hole for the last but Maresca insisted their absorption had ne'er slipped.

"The connection successful the past 48 hours has been, we did thing important [by qualifying for the Champions League]. But if we privation to corroborate we're becoming an important club, we request to amusement the tendency to triumph the rubric and to triumph the game," helium added.

Information from Reuters was utilized successful this report.