In the final match of the season, Chelsea met Nottingham with the mission of having to win to get a ticket to the top 5.
Levi Colwill's goal at City Ground was enough for The Blues to win 1-0, thereby finishing in the top 4 and returning to the Champions League after 2 away seasons.
Chelsea's achievements surprised many people. Because this season, they have not played very consistently. Many experts say that the London blue half team is still too immature and Enzo Maresca needs more time.
After the match against Nottingham, coach Enzo Maresca had enough confidence to respond.
He was quoted by Metro: "It's unfortunate for them, they are all wrong. So in English, how do you often speak? Say Go to all of them, because the players deserve it.
And I said, from the outside, we didn't look good enough. Chelsea are too young, we don't have a leader,... But in the end, it's just a meaningful result."
Similar to coach Enzo Maresca, captain Reece James was also under a lot of pressure.
He agreed with his teacher's point of view: "Many people have shown disbelief both before and during the season. They told us that we are young, inexperienced and cannot do it. But we are here.
A long and difficult season. We started very well, but then we declined. Now there is another final and we are aiming for the title.
After completing their goal of qualifying for the Champions League, Chelsea are looking forward to the Conference League Final against Real Betis on May 29.
If they win, The Blues will become the only club to win 3 major European titles including the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
