Jadon Sancho had had an indifferent spell on loan at Chelsea, in keeping with his last three-and-a-half seasons since returning to English football, but when Betis led in Wroclaw, Enzo Maresca summoned the winger from his bench to help tilt the tide in his team’s favour.
Chelsea won thanks to the Palmer show, their revitalised No 10 producing two stunning assists from both feet to transform the game, but Sancho settled the nerves and got the party in Poland started with the clinching goal seven minutes from time.
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Receiving the ball on the left-hand side of the penalty area, Sancho squared up Youssouf Sabaly and Marc Bartra, nimbly worked a half yard of space between them both, and curled a brilliant finish past Adrian into the top corner.
It was the third time lucky in a Uefa final for the 25-year-old. In 2021, he endured the agony of a missed penalty in England’s Euros shootout defeat to Italy, and was then subjected to vile racist abuse. Last year, he was defeated at Wembley again for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Some criticism is fair – Sancho evidently has not lived up to his golden boy tag under a succession of managers – other bits less so, but only Sancho’s harshest critics could begrudge him his golden moment in a golden game.
The joke doing the rounds on social media after was that they were both crying because they have to report back to Carrington for pre-season.
It would be a virtually unprecedented step that wouldn’t reflect particularly well on a talent once regarded as the Robin to Erling Haaland’s Batman when the two were tormenting Bundesliga defences in black and yellow.
Trying to deduce a footballer’s intentions through the medium of emojis is a task that even the great detectives would struggle with, but the message may have been along the lines of: Please let me stay or even please don’t make me go back.
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“From now on, we sit down with the club and decide about next year,” Maresca told TNT Sports.
“I think it’s normal during the season to have ups and downs, it’s part of the game.”
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Admittedly, a return of three goals and four assists in 31 Premier League appearances (19 starts) doesn’t present the most compelling case to keep him.
But Sancho has been a useful squad player at Stamford Bridge and as seen against Betis is capable of producing big moments on big nights.
“I think Chelsea should sign Jadon Sancho. He has been an important factor to the squad, and in parts of the season, he has been the catalyst for the team,” West Ham’s Michail Antonio said as a pundit on TNT Sports.
“I think he would be a good signing and would help them to keep pushing next season and what is to come.”
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