CHELSEA head coach Enzo Maresca criticised Uefa’s lack of regulation in the build-up to the Conference League final, with opponents Real Betis given 48 hours extra to prepare for next Wednesday’s showpiece in Wroclaw.

The LaLiga side play their final league match of the season on Friday evening, almost two days before the Blues’ crucial Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest that will decide their Champions League fate.

Maresca’s side need to win at the City Ground on Sunday to ensure a top-five finish and fend off the challenge from Forest and, more immediately, from Aston Villa who trail them only on goal difference.