Chelsea can end the 2024/25 campaign in the perfect way Wednesday evening. They faced Real Betis in the UEFA conference league final at Stadion Wroclaw in Wroclaw, Poland, and have the opportunity to finish the first season of Enzo Maresca in charge of a trophy.
The blues were the dominant side of the competition this term. According to Sofascore, they scored more goals than any other party, finding the bottom of the net 38 times, 16 more than their opponents. Their nine goals conceded were also improved only by two other parts.
The blues surely enter this game as a favorite, given their shape in the competition so far. Indeed, Maresca seems to have a large part of her first choice team available for their last game game.
The news of the Chelsea team against Betis
Fortunately for the Blues, their last first League match of 2024/25 last Sunday saw them avoid any request. This means that the star players, including Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo, will be available for the final this evening.
Other inclusions and absences were noted, with two players from the first team who will certainly not do the team this week. It is Wesley Fofana, who is still absent, and Romeo Lavia, who is not recorded in the team.
On a more positive note, Nicolas Jackson will return to the team for the final, since his premier League suspension is not in force in the European competition. Another player who could come back is Christopher Nkunku.
The Frenchman was not involved against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, but his record in the conference league is excellent. He has five goals and three assists in nine games in the competition, so that he can make a real difference.
In this spirit, it will be fascinating to see with whom Maresca lines up on Wednesday. Given the importance of the game, it seems that Palmer, Caicedo and the captain of the Reece club James begin, in what will surely be a solid alignment.
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Chelsea predicted XI against Betis |
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Player |
Position |
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Robert Sanchez |
Goalkeeper |
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Marc Cucurella |
Left -back |
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Levi Colwill |
Central |
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Trevoh Chalobah |
Central |
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Reece James |
Rear right |
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Caicedo months |
Central midfielder |
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Enzo Fernandez |
Central midfielder |
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Call Maduyke |
Right wing |
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Cole Palmer |
Attacker’s midfielder |
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Jadon Sancho |
Left wing |
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Nicolas Jackson |
Center-forward |
Another player who could be online to start the game is the defender Trevoh Chalobah.
Why could Chalobah start against Betis
It was a curious season for Chalobah in 2024/25. After spending the first half of the campaign on loan to Crystal Palace, it was recalled to Stamford Bridge and has since been an important player under Maresca.
Since his return from his loan, the “exceptional” defender, as Statman Dave has once called him, has presented 18 times all the competitions, with four of these coming matches in the conference league.
The 25 -year -old helped keep two sheets specific at that time, playing a total of 245 minutes in competition. Now he may be online to start the final. He is an experienced player in the European final, having helped Chelsea to win the UEFA Super Cup in 2021, a match he started and played 120 minutes.
The defensive “monster”, as described by the talent Scout Jacek Kulig, was called to the last team of England of former boss Thomas Tuchel, although he did not start this weekend. However, if he enters the team for the final, potentially for Tosin, he will have the job of keeping Antony silent.
The loan of Manchester United was an out -of -competition player during his loan to Betis. In 25 games, he has nine goals and five assists. Half of these involvement of the objectives came to the league of the conference, so he really does his best job.
In fact, the Brazilian is similar to Palmer on Fbref for this competition. For example, it has an average of 0.47xga and 5.02 shooting actions at each game. In comparison, the number 20 of Chelsea is on average 0.48xga and 4.11 shooting actions by 90 minutes.
It will be a difficult task for Chalobah to keep Antony silent, but it will surely be crucial for the success of Chelsea. He has proven in recent months that he has the potential to injure opponents when he has given time and space, so the excellent reading of the Chalobah game will be crucial to prevent this.
Although the winger operates on the right side, he tends to drift a lot inside and looking to cut his left foot to shoot a blow. Thus, Chalobah may well have to face him directly.
However, it is a battle, the Chelsea defender should be comfortable manipulating. His defensive statistics for the blues this season, via Sofascore, are impressive. For example, on average 1.8 -plated combined and interceptions and won 1.9 air duels per game. In addition to that, he was dribbled once in this famous blue shirt this term.
If he has obtained a sign of the head from the start, the Chelsea Boyhoood star is fortunate to become a key player for the Blues as they seek to gain more European silverware. They could become the first side of history to win the three current European trophies. Chalobah has a huge role to play.
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