Betis were broken and the late goals flowed, from Jadon Sancho off the bench and Moises Caicedo through midfield. A 4-1 scoreline was harsh on the Spaniards, playing in their first ever European final, but fitting of the way Chelsea have dominated this competition from day one.

Chelsea will look to become the first team to have all four of UEFA’s club competitions in its trophy collection by beating Real Betis in the Conference League final in Wroclaw, Poland, on Wednesday.

After a stellar first season at Stamford Bridge, during which he scored 22 Premier League goals, Cole Palmer has endured a trickier second campaign. He has scored just once since 14 January, a 90th-minute penalty in the 3-1 win over Liverpool at the start of May.