Enzo Maresca puts Real Betis on hold as Chelsea boss relishes 'three finals' in Premier League | OneFootball

Chelsea looking to finish the season with Champions League qualification and a European trophy

Enzo Maresca insisted Chelsea have “three more finals” before the Conference League final, as their race for Champions League football continues.

They must face two of the sides they are directly competing against in that race in their final three games of the league season — Newcastle on Sunday and Nottingham Forest on the final day — as well as hosting Manchester United on May 16.

“We were trying to work every day to reach the final, and now we are in the final,” a delighted Maresca said after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored the only goal of the second leg at Stamford Bridge.

“We have 20 days to prepare the final. Before that, we have three more Premier League finals.

“It’s very important [to be in the final] because we can be the first club to win all the [UEFA] competitions.

“Hopefully we can win this trophy. But first the most important game for us is Newcastle. We are going to play the best XI for every game.”

There was a delay before Maresca arrived for his post-match press conference, with the Italian confirming it was because he was watching extra-time between Fiorentina and eventual finalists Betis in the other semi-final.

Maresca played under Pellegrini at Malaga and was his assistant manager when the Chilean was in charge of West Ham.