Chelsea relaxed to a 1-0 win over Djurgården. After the 1-4 game in Sweden, the return leg was only a formality. In Fiorentina, things boiled a lot more as Real Betis fought their way through to the Conference League final. When Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca goes up against Real Betis, this will be a very, very special game for the Italian.
Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean silver fox, who has led River Plate, Real Madrid, Malaga, Manchester City, West Ham and now Real Betis. The Chelsea manager will go up against the coach he knows very well, his great role model.
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“I’m happy to meet Betis because Manuel Pellegrini is their coach. He’s like a kind of football dad to me. So I think we’re both happy about it,” Maresca told the BBC after the semi-final.
“I had him for two years as a player before I was his assistant for two years. I know exactly how he thinks about his players, but most importantly, he is an honest and good person. He tries to be honest with everyone, and I try to follow that example,” Maresca says.
Pellegrino was the coach of the player Maresca at Malaga, while Maresca was the assistant coach of the Chilean at West Ham.
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This must be good!
