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London, England, UK. 20th May 2025
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English) Enzo Maresca, Chelsea Head Coach:
(On his special relationship with mentor Real Betis’ head coach Manuel Pellegrini)
"It’s special, as you said. I spent four years with Manuel (Pellegrini). He’s a reference for me because of his career, because of his history and especially because he’s, in terms of human being, he’s a top person and I define him like a professional dad because many times when I need to take big decision. We are in contact and yeah, thanks for that."
3. 00:34 SOUNDBITE (English) Enzo Maresca, Chelsea Head Coach:
(on 48-hour turnaround for the final compared to Betis who play Friday)
"’I’m not happy… 100 percent. You cannot allow a team 48-hours more than the other team when you play Europe in competition final."
REPORTER: So you think you shouldn’t be allowed to play on Friday?
"Or they play Sunday like us."
SOURCE: Pool
DURATION: 00:51
STORYLINE:
On Tuesday, Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca sat down in front of the press on the media day ahead of next week’s Europa Conference League final against Real Betis in Wrocław, Poland.
During media day press conference Maresca opened up about his mentor Real Betis’ head coach Manuel Pellegrini calling him his ‘Professional Dad’, ahead of facing him in the Europa Conference League final next week.
Maresca also has expressed his unhappiness at his team getting two fewer days to prepare for the Conference League final compared to Spanish opponent Real Betis.
While Betis plays its final La Liga match on Friday against Valencia, Chelsea closes its Premier League campaign on Sunday – three days before the Conference League final in Wroclaw, Poland – against Nottingham Forest.
It’s a huge game for Chelsea, too, with Champions League qualification on the line for both teams at the City Ground.
“I’m not happy, 100%,” Maresca said on Tuesday at a news conference. “You cannot allow a team 48 hours more than the other team when you play a European competition final.”
UEFA, which organizes the Conference League, has no say on when domestic league competitions hold their matches.
Chelsea will be unable to bring forward its match against Forest to Friday because the Premier League wants all of its fixtures in the final round to be held at the same time.
So Maresca has another idea.
“Or they (Betis) play Sunday like us,” he said with a smile.
Tottenham and Manchester United meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday. They both played their most recent Premier League matches on Friday night.
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