70′ GOAL Chelsea! 1-2
Chelsea turns it completely around, thanks to Nicolas Jackson. He finishes from close range with his chest, after excellent preparatory work from Cole Palmer once again.
65′ GOAL Chelsea! 1-1
Betis has barely come off their own half after halftime and now concede the equalizer from Enzo Fernández. The Argentinian heads in after a brilliant cross from Cole Palmer. And given the play in the second half, this 1-1 is deserved.
61′ Chelsea is now seriously working on the hunt for the equalizer, with a double substitution. Jadon Sancho and Levi Colwill for Pedro Neto and Badiashile. Colwill shot Chelsea to the Champions League on Sunday with his winning goal against Nottingham Forest.
55′ Dangerous intervention by Betis goalkeeper Adrián! He wants to intercept a cross on Jackson, but punches the Chelsea striker over. Chelsea thinks it’s a penalty, but referee Peljto only gives a yellow card to the protesting Benoît Badiashile.
53′ The match is over for the man of the opening goal. The hamstring-troubled Abde is replaced by Jesús Rodríguez.
50′ The first dangerous moment of the second half is for Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is sent deep, reaches the byline, and pulls back. But his cross doesn’t reach a teammate.
At Chelsea, Gusto is replaced by Reece James. The right-back certainly didn’t have a good evening against Abde.
Betis also substitutes at halftime. Romain Perraud comes in for old PSV acquaintance Ricardo Rodríguez.
46′ Half-time! Celebration for the green and white brigade: Betis leads 1-0 at halftime in Wroclaw, thanks to standout Abde Ezzalzouli.
45′ The first half is extended by one minute.
43′ On the other side, Enzo Fernández seems to be able to head towards keeper Adrián, after a calculated through ball from Noni Madueke. But the 38-year-old keeper is off his line in time.
42′ Another dangerous moment for Betis, after a half intervention by keeper Jörgensen on an in-swinging free kick. Natan shoots in, but his shot is blocked.
39′ Still some panic in the penalty area of Betis, after a handy opening by Moisés Caicedo. Cole Palmer controls the ball halfway, Marc Bartra and Adrián get in each other’s way. But the Spaniards escape.
38′ Betis retreats and lurks for attacks via Abde. Chelsea hardly knows what to do with possession.
35′ Another moment for Chelsea. Pedro Neto gets a shooting chance, but the ball goes high over.
30′ There he is again, Abde! Right-back Malo Gusto has to put all sails to stop his opponent.
25′ Chelsea has little grip on left winger Abde. Now there is another dangerous cross from the left, which can barely be cleared.
21′ What a chance for 2-0 for Betis! This time Abde is the provider, but Jhonny Cardoso shoots high over, via the leg of Badiashile.
18′ Chelsea seems to have recovered from the first scare and is now looking more emphatically for the attack. It does this mainly on the right, where Cole Palmer faces old PSV player Ricardo Rodríguez.
14′ Chelsea goalkeeper Jörgensen has to get to work again and taps a long shot from Marc Bartra from the top corner!
9′ GOAL Real Betis! 1-0
The deadlock is broken very early. After losing the ball, Chelsea, Abde Ezzalzouli is expertly served by Isco. Abde leaves goalkeeper Jörgensen without a chance with a diagonal slider.
6′ And there is Chelsea with Cole Palmer. The playmaker shows Ricardo Rodríguez his heels twice, but his shot goes straight to Adrián.
5′ The first chance is for Antony, after a cross from Abde Ezzalzouli. But Antony can’t give direction to his header.
1′ Kick-off! The ball is rolling in Wroclaw!