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The statistics and records carved by Real Betis instantly collapsed in front of a team with a fighting spirit and steely mentality, Chelsea again showed its dominance in European competition after making an Epic Comeback in the second half. Chelsea managed to take advantage of all the advantages they had by maintaining focus until the end of the match, Enzo Maresca also fielded the best full squad after rotating several positions throughout the group phase until the semifinals.
Real Betis had to admit Chelsea's prowess regardless of the tactics used in the second half, the defeat started from their failure to maintain the rhythm of the game which allowed Chelsea to control the game.

Since the beginning, Chelsea was indeed more favored than Real Betis. I even predicted Chelsea would be the champion when the competition entered the semifinal round. Real Betis played very well this season with the Goat and Isco but I predicted the final match would be Chelsea vs Fiorentina. Chelsea going to the final and becoming champions is something that everyone can easily predict. But Real Betis fighting against a more favored team is something extraordinary. I congratulate Chelsea who have become the first European team to win all European competitions. And I also appreciate Real Betis' struggle to reach their first European final.

Chelsea clearly was the stronger team. It was the last season result that made Chelsea play the conference league. The current team is built up for Champions league.
Chelsea as a team kept improving throughout the season both in the premier league and conference cup. Their premier league start was not as spectacular. They were playing draws with Manchester United and losing against Fulham. Even in the Quarterfinals of Conference League, they lost a leg against a much weaker team but won on aggregate. But reaching to finals, they have improved much, qualifying for champions league through premier league and winning the conference cup to have a title on their name.

Chelsea even playing in the conference league was a let down to the team, Chelsea has grown above such level of playing in the conference league it would have been a different case playing in the UEFA Europa league rather than playing in the conference so it would have also be a thing of disgrace if they failed to win the conference league they were the favorite to win the competition as there was no strong team to compete with Chelsea in that league, so winning the conference league wasn't a surprise thing to me.