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Enzo Maresca fumes as Chelsea schedule hands Real Betis a Conference League final advantage
Enzo Maresca has been left furious by Chelsea’s tight turnaround ahead of the Conference League final, with opponents Real Betis handed almost 48 hours longer to prepare.
Betis’s final game of the LaLiga season against Valencia has been moved to Friday night in order to give the Spanish side more rest before they meet Chelsea in Wroclaw next Wednesday.
“I’m not happy, 100 per cent,” the Italian said. “You cannot allow a team 48 hours more than the other team when they play European final.
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