Maresca not happy with Real Betis fixture change

Chelsea head Enzo Maresca says he is "not happy" that opponents Real Betis person been fixed 2 days of other mentation for adjacent week's Conference League final.

La Liga has accepted a petition from Betis to bring their last convention lucifer against Valencia - primitively scheduled for Sunday - guardant to Friday evening (20:00 BST).

Chelsea, by contrast, recreation to Nottingham Forest - who, for illustration nan Blues, are chasing Champions League shot - connected Sunday, 3 days earlier nan last successful Wroclaw, Poland connected Wednesday, 28 May.

Sunday's last information of Premier League games must each footwear disconnected astatine nan aforesaid clip (16:00 BST) to forestall immoderate broadside gaining an unfair advantage complete their rivals.

But Maresca said: "I'm not happy, 100%, you cannot let different squad 48 hours much erstwhile you play a European final.

"[Either we play Friday] aliases they play Sunday for illustration us. I don't cognize if it is from La Liga, nan Premier League aliases Uefa, but if you inquire group successful this room if it is normal to play a last wherever different squad has 48 hours much to prepare, it is not normal."

The Italian has confirmed that back-up goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen will commencement successful nan final, while Christopher Nkunku and Marc Guiu stay wounded doubts.

"Filip [Jorgensen] is going to play nan last because he played each nan competition. It is unfair if you get astatine nan last and he is not playing nan final," said Maresca.

"This crippled will beryllium Filip positive 10 players, I do not cognize which nan different 10 will be, but Filip is going to play because he deserves to play.

"At nan moment, Guiu and Nkunku commencement to return portion successful our sessions, but are still not 100%."

Chelsea must decorativeness successful nan apical 5 of nan Premier League to suffice for adjacent season's Champions League. If they decorativeness sixth aliases triumph nan Conference League, they suffice for nan convention shape of nan Europa League.