The 2024/25 Europa Conference League final is fast approaching and Chelsea are set to face Real Betis next week.
The Blues thrashed Djurgarden 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-final earlier this month to book their place in Poland.
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Enzo Maresca’s side will be looking to become the first team in UEFA history to win the organisation’s three trophies.
They have already claimed the Champions League and Europa League, with the Conference League now in their sights.
Chelsea are going to take on Real Betis, who saw off Italian side Fiorentina in their semi-final to continue their impressive season.
Ex-Man City and West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is in charge and will hope to lead his side to glory in the big one.
Real Betis vs Chelsea: Date and how to follow
The Europa Conference League final will take place on Wednesday, May 28, with kick-off set for 8pm.
It will be held at Stadion Wroclaw in Poland. It is the stadium of the Poland national football team and has a capacity of 45,000.
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the match with commentary from Sam Matterface and former Chelsea defender Scott Minto.
To tune in to talkSPORT 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 also be across all the latest updates, news and reaction with our dedicated live blog.
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Real Betis vs Chelsea: Route to the final
Round of 16
- Vitoria SC 2-6 Real Betis (Agg)
- Chelsea 3-1 Copenhagen (Agg)
Quarter-finals
- Jagiellonia 1-3 Real Betis (Agg)
- Chelsea 4-2 Legia Warsaw (Agg)
Semi-finals
- Chelsea 5-1 Djugarden (Agg)
- Fiorentina 3-4 Real Betis (Agg)
Final – Wednesday, May 28
- Real Betis vs Chelsea – 8pm – live on talkSPORT
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Real Betis vs Chelsea: What has been said?
Maresca believes that Chelsea winning the Conference League would be a message to the rest of Europe.
He said: “For me, winning a trophy this season – and the Conference League trophy – is a statement that you can say: Chelsea is back.
“From there, it’s a good starting point to building the winning mentality and winning trophies. It’s important because it shapes yourself, all the experiences do.”
“The best experience in terms of winning mentality has been with Juventus, because it’s a club where you realise that even in the training sessions, you want to win the small-sided games,” he added.
“So it’s a winning mentality in all the competitions. It’s nice to win trophies, because you learn how to win.
“Chelsea is a big club with many important, trophies in the past but we need to learn how to win with this squad, one that is different from the squad that won important trophies in the past here with Chelsea.
“I try to convince the players that day by day, you have to build the winning mentality. You have to win the small-sided games.
“The competition we are in this moment is the Conference League, then we have to win this competition. In the future, we can be in other competitions but at the moment, this is the reality.”
