By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Chelsea Football Club pulled off an incredible second-half comeback to demolish Real Betis 4-1 in the Conference League final on Wednesday.
Goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo helped the Blues to an unprecedented slice of European history.
They became the first team to win all four major European trophies having also won the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup previously.
It was also the perfect way for the Blues to sign off the 2024/25 campaign having secured Champions League football with a win over Nottingham Forest last Sunday.
Meanwhile Polish police have made 28 arrests following a mass brawl between Chelsea and Real Betis fans hours before their Conference League final in Wroclaw.
It had been initially reported that a water cannon was used but Wroclaw City Hall has confirmed it was on “standby as a precautionary measure” but “the situation did not escalate to a level that required their deployment”.
“The strong and visible presence of police, including British liaison officers and negotiators, was effective in de-escalating tensions,” it added.
The local authority said “order has since been maintained across the city” and the match at the Stadion Wroclaw reached capacity of 41,000 with no further disturbances reported, while 5,500 people watched at a fan zone in the city.
An estimate 70,000 fans arrived in the city in the south-west of Poland for the final, a number that covers ticket holders and those attending fan zones and other events around the city.