Swiss international Ricardo Rodriguez has reached the final of the Conference League with Betis Sevilla. Their opponents are Chelsea.
08.05.2025, 23:52
08.05.2025, 23:53
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The second leg between Fiorentina and Betis Sevilla was only decided in extra time after the Italians had overturned the 2-1 deficit from the first leg in normal time. Substitute Abde Ezzalzouli scored the decisive 2:2 in the 97th minute. The Moroccan scored after a cross from the eye-catching Brazilian Antony in the penalty area.
The latter had given the visitors the lead in the 30th minute with a well-placed free kick. Ezzalzouli and Antony had already scored in the first leg. Ricardo Rodriguez was on the pitch for Betis for the entire match and put in a good performance.
It was thanks to Robin Gosens that the game went into extra time. The German full-back scored both goals for the home team. Both times he scored with his head after a corner kick (34th/42nd). Nevertheless, Fiorentina failed to reach the Conference League final for the third time in a row.
This is Betis Sevilla's first appearance in the final of a European competition. The Spaniards are the underdogs in the final in Wroclaw, Poland, on May 28. After their 4:1 win at Djurgarden Stockholm, Chelsea also lived up to their role as favourites in their home game and won 1:0, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scoring the goal (38').
