
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was openly furious with the scheduling quirk which ensured that his club would be afforded two fewer days than Real Betis to prepare for the Conference League final.
The showpiece fixture of UEFA’s third competition will be staged in Wrocław, Poland on Wednesday May 28. Betis finish their La Liga campaign at home to Valencia in Friday, May 23, two days before Chelsea travel to Nottingham Forest for a decisive conclusion to the Premier League campaign.