How did Chelsea win the European Conference League? – ryan

Many wondered about the importance of winning the European Conference League championship for Chelsea, but doubts were dissipated with the end of the end.

The “Blues” team defeated almost all of its competitors, in the third competition of the European Football Association championships, during the team’s march to the final, but they were subjected to a real test against Real Betis in the city of Frutsaf, Poland, especially in the first half.

In the second half, the players celebrated during their scoring four goals to one goal, then they celebrated again after winning as if they were not crowned with any other major championship.

Cole Palmer, the man of the match, made two goals for Enzo Fernandez and Nicholas Jackson, while Gidon Sancho and Swissis Kaisido scored the other two goals.

“Winning this cup is a great achievement,” former Chelsea goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer, told BBC 5.

“This is the essence of the matter. It comes to building that bond, and the experience of winning a cup.”

This is the first Chelsea championship since February 2022, and the first title in a major competition since its victory in the Champions League in 2021.

“Some people underestimate this tournament, but look at the faces of the players, the technical staff, and the fans are smiling. This is the essence of the matter,” said former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole, during his analysis of the match via TNT Sport.

“People make fun of this championship, but it means a lot to these players in Chelsea, because it is a platform for launching towards the Champions League this season,” said Lucy Word.

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It almost begun early

In fact, the European Chelsea journey was about to finish last August.

The European Conference League is the only European competition in which English clubs must play a qualifying round.

In that round, the “Blues” was ahead of the Swiss Swiss team 3-0 in the total of 14 minutes after the second leg, after winning 2-0 in Stamford Bridge and its early progress in Geneva.

But Servitte managed to reduce the difference with two goals, and after the match was stopped due to fireworks, the hosts almost scored a goal in the 94th minute to impose additional time.

“At the end of this type of match, you have a lot to lose and not much to win,” said Chelsea coach, Enzo Marisca, who was only his fourth match in the position.

Wholesale changes for each match

The phenomenon of recycling and resting in the secondary championships is not new, but Chelsea took it to another level in the conference league this season.

The average changes in Chelsea reached 8.5 in each European match, based on the previous squad he played in the Premier League.

The matter reached the presence of a team that is playing the English Premier League matches and another for the European Conference League, with little overlap between the two formations. The squad also witnessed major changes in the two local cups competitions, despite the club leaving them from the second round.

The English striker, the star of the team, was not registered in the European team list except with the start of the exclusionary matches.

With the start of the exclusionary roles matches, Chelsea began to involve more players of the first team, such as Palmer, Kaisido, and Mark Kokurilla.

Nevertheless, the number of changes to the squad has not been less than 5 changes, compared to their last league match, including the final match.

18 Chelsea players participated in the conference matches more than the Premier League matches this season. Among these are five players who left the club in January.

The midfielder, Kernan Diosbury Hall, who participated in all 15 European matches, played 13 league matches.

As for Mark Guwyu, who scored six goals in the conference league, only two goals behind the top scorer, he did not start any match in the league.

However, the final match witnessed a stronger squad, as only four changes were made compared to the team that beat Nottingham Forest in the league, last Sunday, to ensure the club in the Champions League.

“Chelsea has much more money than any other club participating in this tournament,” Pat Nevin, told BBC 5.

“But they showed respect for the championship by saying: ‘We will not publish the weakest possible selection, but we will participate enough to ensure qualification.” He continued: “I must say, given everything that happened, that Enzo Marisca did a great job.”

The smallest player

Chelsea gave many young players the opportunity to participate in the European Conference League this season.

Six players, who have never appeared in the English Premier League, participated in the European team’s matches this season.

Among these, Rigge Walsh, 16, who has become the youngest player in Chelsea since 1967, when he played two semi -final matches against Juergorins.

Eight players from the academy participated in their first match in the championship, where striker Teric George, 19, appeared 13 times in the conference league compared to 11 participations in local competitions.

Defender Josh Atchimbong, 19, began seven out of nine games with Chelsea in the conference league.

Samuel Rak Saki, 20, also participated four times in the league, but his largest local participation was in the English League Cup with Chelsea under 23 years old.

But none of them participated in the final match against Betis.

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The longest trip

This season, Chelsea fought against a number of uncommon teams in the third European Championship.

Before facing Real Betis, Heidenheim was the only team among the five major leagues in Europe that Chelsea met, the team that ended the season by participating in the attachment matches to stay or ascend in the German league.

The coach of Hydeenheim, Frank Schmidt, who has been overseeing the team since he was in the fifth degree in 2007, said, said.

“It is difficult to believe that a team like Chelsea is now chasing us, especially after we won the first three games.”

But he said, “The truth is that they are not here for a friendly match, and we are not forced to pay any money for them. It is a competitive match. Hydenheim and the entire region are very excited.”

Chelsea hosted the Armenian FC Noah, at Stamford Bridge.

“Being in the conference league is a attraction for the club, to show ourselves to European football, because everyone now knows who FC Noah is,” said Noah coach Roy Motta.

Then came the longest European trip ever, to travel 7000 miles to Kazakhstan to face Astana.

The flight took eight hours, as it was forced to avoid a direct flight path over Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East, amid multiple continuous conflicts. Many players remained in London.

The match was played at a temperature of 11 ° C.

45 goals, including 8 in one match

The terrifying moments against the Servitte team in August were the nearest point in which Chelsea could have seen the championship throughout the season.

But the team easily crossed the rest of the confrontations, as it won every group of the group stage by two goals or more. He also won all the confrontations of the exclusionary roles, and between them, by two goals or more.

The biggest victory was the over 8-0 victory over the Armenian F. Noah club in November, the second largest victory in the history of Chelsea, and the largest in the conference league so far.

This raised the team’s balance to 16 goals in the first three games in the championship, and they ended the group stage with 26 goals in six games, and the team scored 45 goals in 15 games.

The success of Noah, the Chelsea midfielder and former England national team, prompted TNT Sport, “Chelsea should not be in this competition, but this is where it is.”

“This tournament will not start for Chelsea except in the quarter -finals or the semi -finals. They are the most fortunate to win, and this is what they should be,” he added.

The team was not late in any round of the exclusionary roles, as they overcame Copenhagen with a total of 3-1, Liggia Warsaw 4-2, and Urgores 5-1.

So … how important this is for Chelsea?

The celebration of winning the previous championships in the conference league competition was huge.

The Roma team, led by Jose Mourinho, ended his 14 -year fasting, when he beat Fenord in 2022.

Garrod Bowne, at the last minute of West Ham United, led by David Moise, was awarded against Fiorentina in 2023, the Londers of their first cup in 43 years.

By defeating Fiorentina last year, Olympiacos became the first Greek team to win a European Club Cup.

But for Chelsea, the team that used to win the previous European titles, the same feeling was not the same, and even the team did not sell their full tickets for the final, which amounted to 12,500 tickets.

But there were no dims in the end, as it seemed that the Chelsea players, the technical staff, and the fans on the field enjoyed the title as much as they enjoyed any other championship they won.

“You can see the way the fans celebrate now, and this shows how important it is for them,” said defender Levy Colwell (22 years old).

“Chelsea fans are very demanding because they used to win,” said Cole, who won three Premier League titles with the Blues.

“Now that they saw this team wins, they have more confidence, as well as the players. I feel that there is a good era to come.”