ICE COLD PALMER MAGIC TURNS THE SKY BLUE IN POLAND
Chelsea comeback from behind to win the UEFA Conference League against a resilient Betis, with magician Palmer pulling the strings to paint the sky blue at the final in Poland.
In a season of the underdogs, Chelsea fought back from behind against Betis to stamp a 4-1 victory, with Palmer’s magic the difference in a masterful display against the impressive Spanish side.
The UEFA Conference League against Chelsea and Betis in Poland saw a limp first half, with the players walking like they were at a garden party, not a European final. One shot on target and a long night ahead.
Real Betis smelled blood and came flying nine minutes in, Isco served a breaking pass up on a silver platter and Ezzalzouli buried it in the bottom-right corner. Bartra nearly made it two with a screamer from range, and Johnny Cardoso almost buried another after Ezzalzouli tore through the Chelsea line again. Filip Jorgensen had to play superhero just to stop the second from breaching his goal.
Whatever Enzo Maresca screamed in that halftime dressing room may have turned the tide in the second half. with Cole Palmer leading the charge.
And then came Cole Palmer. This kid didn’t come to play; he came to resurrect.
65 minutes on the clock. He floats in a cross from the right so sweet, it could’ve come with a cherry on top. Enzo Fernández meets it with a whisper of a header to make it 1- 1 and two minutes later? Palmer’s back at it with another divine delivery; this time it’s Jackson who finishes it off, sliding it past the Betis keeper to take the lead.
Five minutes. Two assists. One man pulling the strings like a puppeteer with a vengeance.
Betis were wobbling and Jackson nearly put them out of their misery with a breakaway, but fluffed his lines with a heavy touch
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall then threaded a beauty into the path of Jadon Sancho with the Englishman twisting, turning, and curling into the top-right corner.
A 3–1 lead, but Chelsea wasn’t done twisting the knife as Moises Caicedo drilled in the fourth past Adrian.
A statement win and an end to a season of ups and downs for Chelsea and Maresca
They walk away with European silverware in their hands as the sky turns blue in Poland, with the fans jubilating as they become the only club to have won all European trophies available.
