Has there ever been a Europa League final with this much at stake? Wednesday’s final arrives under the most extraordinary circumstances in the competition’s history. Two Premier League clubs, each enduring what can only be described as catastrophic domestic campaigns, now face each other with all to gain.
When the league phase of the UEFA Conference League began, everyone knew three teams stood above the rest: Chelsea’s expensively assembled squad, two-time losing finalists Fiorentina, and the electrifying Real Betis.
Has there ever been a Europa League final with this much at stake? Wednesday’s final arrives under the most extraordinary circumstances in the competition’s history.