Football
'Chelsea are back': Enzo Maresca says winning Conference League sends a statement to Blues' rivals
Enzo Maresca believes winning the Conference League this season would send a “statement” confirming that “Chelsea are back” after a few turbulent seasons.
Chelsea are competing in European football’s third-tier competition for the first time in their history and bidding to become the first club to have won all three major European competitions — having previously won the Champions League and Europa League — as well as the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
Having also won the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and every domestic trophy down the years, the Conference League is the only major competition the Blues have competed in but never won.
