Pellegrini excited for Maresca reunion as Real Betis set up Chelsea showpiece

Manuel Pellegrini expressed admiration for Enzo Maresca as the pair face off in the Conference League final

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00:00After many years, the first time in history is going to play a final of a international competition.

00:08So I'm very happy for the players.

00:11From the perspective of personal, the pleasure of the players,

00:14and our pleasure also.

00:16I strongly highlight the commitment of a team,

00:20because we have 7 or 8 changes to be able to continue in both competitions.

00:25We're going to play that final against a person whom I love, Enzo Maresca,

00:30who is in charge of Chelsea.

00:32So we're going to try and I'm sure we're going to win that final.

00:36But if we can't win that,

00:38it would be a great achievement for Enzo, who is starting his career.

00:42But I'm going to reiterate,

00:44we're always going to try to win a little bit more,

00:46and as you said, the statistics say it,

00:49that he didn't have been able to do before,

00:51so I'm very happy for all the players and all the players.