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Scott Murray

Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 to win Uefa Conference League – as it happened

Reece James lifts the trophy next to his celebrating teammates after Chelsea won the Conference League.
Reece James lifts the trophy next to his celebrating teammates after Chelsea won the Conference League. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Jacob Steinberg was at Stadion Wrocław tonight. Here’s his report. Congratulations to Chelsea, commiserations to Real Betis, and thanks to you for reading this MBM.

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Enzo Maresca talks to TNT. “I am very happy … a little bit frustrated in the first half … we approached the game in the wrong way … the happiness after Nottingham Forest was too much … we struggled a little bit first half … the second half much better … we are very happy … the message after Nottingham was ‘guys, if we want to be an important team, what is done is done, now we need to win the final’ … we had 48 hours less than them … they played Friday for nothing, we played Sunday for a big target … I promise you, I will start always with Reece James … but I am trying to protect him … he played more games this season than the last two or three years … Malo Gusto is one of my preferred players … the problem is that the first goal we conceded was from his pass … he is young … a mistake, it doesn’t matter … for me personally I feel good … for the fans they deserve it … the club has invested a lot of money … this can be a starting point … creating something important … next season, we are going to try again … now we sit with the club and decide for next year.”

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