Chelsea can become the first team to win all of UEFA’s major tournaments in their Conference League final against Real Betis tonight.
The Blues will bid to complete the set in Wroclaw, having already triumphed in the other four major European club competitions.
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Chelsea are two-time winners of the Champions League, Europa League, Super Cups and the defunct UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
The Stamford Bridge outfit have sailed into the final of the third-tier tournament, having eliminated Djurgarden 5-1 on aggregate.
Seville-based Real Betis, meanwhile, have reached their first European final, but history remains on their side.
Since the start of the 2001/02 season, the only occasions across all 23 Champions League, Europa League or Conference League finals featuring a team from Spain where Spanish hopefuls have lost have been in the four all-La Liga deciders.
Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini is also highly familiar with Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca, who played under him as a player at Malaga, and was then the Chilean’s assistant during his West Ham spell.
How to watch Conference League final for FREE
The Conference League final will take place on Wednesday, May 28, with kick-off at the Stadion Miejski in Poland scheduled for 8pm.
The game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ in the UK, with coverage set to begin at 6:30pm.
Fans who already have accounts with TNT Sports and discovery+ will be able to watch the final on TV or online via mobile devices.
But supporters can also tune into the action for FREE.
All that you need to do is register an account on discovery+ via the mobile app, TV app or website, and you will be able to watch.
Just like for the Europa League final, you do not need a paid subscription to access the coverage.
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Conference League final: talkSPORT coverage
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the action in Wroclaw.
Adrian Durham will be your host while commentary comes from Sam Matterface and former Chelsea defender Scott Minto.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
talkSPORT.com will be running a dedicated live blog of the final too.
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Chelsea vs Real Betis: Teams
Chelsea XI: Jorgensen, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson.
Subs: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Tosin, Colwill, Acheampong, James, Amougou, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Sancho, Nkunku, Guiu.
Real Betis XI: Adrian, Sabaly, Bartra, Natan, Rodriguez, Fornals, Cardoso, Isco, Antony, Ezzalzouli, Bakambu.
Subs: Vietes, Gonzalez, Perraud, Ruibal, Mendy, Ortiz, Altimira, Lo Celso, Rodriguez, Flores, Garcia.
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Chelsea vs Real Betis: What has been said?
Blues boss Maresca revealed this week that he is unhappy that Conference League final opponents Real Betis have been given two days of extra preparation for next week’s showdown.
La Liga have moved Los Verdiblancos’ final domestic match against Valencia, originally scheduled for Sunday, forward to Friday evening.
Chelsea, by contrast, travel to Forest on the final weekend day three days before their UEFA final in Poland next week.
Maresca said: “I’m not happy, 100 per cent, you cannot allow another team 48 hours more when you play a European final.
“[Either we play Friday] or they play Sunday like us. I don’t know if it is from La Liga, the Premier League or UEFA, but if you ask people in this room if it is normal to play a final where another team has 48 hours more to prepare, it is not normal.”
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