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Chelsea forward Cole Palmer interrupted his own post-match news conference after the win over Real Betis.

Before a reporter began to speak, Palmer asked if he was able to ask a question of his own.

"Who gives player of the tournament out for the competition?" he asked.

A Uefa staff member replied saying it was the Uefa technical observer panel to which Palmer followed up: "Can someone tell him that Tosin [Adarabioyo] wants it?"

Adarabioyo, who was alongside Palmer in the news conference, has made 10 appearances in this year's Conference League but was an unused substitute in the final.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter

This may not have been the biggest trophy in Chelsea's history but it was important for so many players.

It would also be important for the young squad with an average age of 23.5, with arguably only Reece James, Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella experiencing major success as central figures in their teams.

Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana, Jadon Sancho, Moises Caicedo and Noni Madueke have tasted significant domestic cup successes as key players. Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Filip Jorgensen, Trevoh Chalobah and Pedro Neto have won trophies as youth or fringe players.

But the rest of the squad, including Robert Sanchez, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Nicolas Jackson, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Malo Gusto, Romeo Lavia, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong, Marc Guiu and Mathis Amougou, have never won a major trophy.

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on Football Daily

Chelsea just get stronger and stronger - that's maybe a metaphor for what is going to happen with these young players. A lot of them are improving.

You can see it's beginning to happen for a group of those Chelsea players and I don't think it's the finished article yet but you can see the direction.

Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport

Hi Dave.

Can you say "Ben will probably not win the lottery" please? Cheers.

Mario Melchiot
Former Chelsea defender on 5 Live Breakfast

I think [Enzo] Maresca made some key changes that made a hell of a difference.

If anyone has any doubts about this kid [Cole Palmer], I think he handled the pressure well.

When he started the first half of the season, we thought "wow, he’s a saga". Then he had a little dip. Good players and the great players, they come over the dip and they produce again.

The second one [assist], that turn looked really easy. And that’s what football is all about, you’ve got to make it look easy but it doesn’t mean it is easy.

I know that they’re Chelsea and they have to win big things but this is a great start for a team that is built to achieve bigger and better things because they’re young and have longevity.

Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on Football Daily

Reece James made a massive difference when he came on. I think it was very obvious. There was an enormous amount of calmness.

He went through that horrendous period of injuries and the question was going to be if he will come back from it and if he will be able to get back to the Reece James that we had seen before. The reason why Chelsea gave him a long-term contract, so highly regarded and why he played for England. We are slowly seeing it.

There's also an element of still managing him in terms of games played and trying to make sure they don't overload him.

I think it's really key to have someone like Reece James at the club. He knows the club, he's come through the ranks and he's a guy that I think, if they can keep him fit, can lead this team further and further forward.

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Actually Simon, Liverpool's thrilling Uefa Cup final win over Alaves was a week before Bayern Munich beat Valencia on penalties in the 2001 Champions League final.

Amazing to think that no Spanish men's team has lost a European or international final to foreign opposition since then.

Chelsea's Conference League win ended a remarkable run in finals. Spanish teams had won the past 27 finals in men's European club or international football to involve a side from that country.

We're about to let you know the previous foreign team to win a final against a Spanish club.

Spanish clubs have lost European finals since then but they were in all-Spanish match-ups.

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There aren't many players who have had to overcome as many injuries and setbacks as Reece James in recent years but here he is lifting the Conference League trophy high above his head as captain of Chelsea.

James didn't start the final in Poland but that was simply because boss Enzo Maresca is "protecting" him.

"I promise you I would always start Reece James but I'm trying to protect him, he played more this season than the last two or three years.

"When he came on he told me don't worry boss we're going to win the game."

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Chelsea gave eight academy debuts in the Conference League this season.

Tyrique George, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Ato Ampah, Shumaira Mheuka, Kiano Dyer, Harrison Murray-Campbell, Genesis Antwi and Reggie Walsh - all made their debuts in the competition.

Remarkably, Walsh, still 16, became the third youngest player and youngest player ever in Europe for Chelsea when he came on against Djurgarden in the semi-final.

Defender Acheampong, who made his debut last season, and George both gained a permanent promotion into the first-team squad off the back of playing in the competition.

In total, 1,735 minutes have been handed to the players mentioned from the academy, not including those given to Reece James and Colwill who broke through from the Cobham training base several years ago.

This competition was arguably too easy for the likes of Cole Palmer, who was left out of the squad in the league phase, before returning for the knockout rounds to star in the final.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter

There is a real and genuine question about whether Chelsea should even be in this competition.

It is one even some Chelsea fans will be asking of themselves as they are both delighted have become the first team to win all European trophies but now never want to step foot in the Conference League again.

Chelsea won 12 of their 13 Conference League games this season. The Blues are also the competition's runaway top scorers, with 42 goals: 12 more than their nearest rivals Fiorentina and 19 more than Betis.

Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on Football Daily podcast

They're in their first European final as this group of players, this next generation and this project. They've delivered.

OK, it's the third-ranked European trophy but it's a trophy, a final they were in that they needed to win to take that next step. Now they've got an opportunity to move on from it.

It's great for them that they can celebrate and enjoy this moment but know that there are far bigger challenges ahead. What Chelsea need to do to get to where they were before, there's still a long way to go but this is the beginning.

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Chelsea defender Levi Colwill speaking to TNT Sports: "To be the first club to have won everything possible, you can see the fans celebrating now and it shows how much it means to them.

"We knew they (Real Betis) were going to be a good team, especially at the start with their fans pushing them on, but we knew it was going to die off. We just had to wait and pick our moments and that is what we did in the second half.

"Watching from the bench, you can see where the spaces are and how you can help the team. When I came on for Benny [Badiashile] I could see he was working so hard and then the gaps were open. He did that for me, laid the foundations for me."

On the past week: "It has been amazing. We have achieved everything we wanted to do. It feels amazing winning my first European competition with Chelsea, hopefully many more to go. And getting Champions League for next season, I don't think you can get any better than that."

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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on the importance of winning this competition: "I am very proud and very happy for many reasons. Personally I feel good but also the fans, they deserve that. They have been waiting a few years for that so they deserve it.

"The club have invested a lot of money in the last two, three years, so they are also waiting for results. Hopefully this can be a starting point. From tonight, from this season, building something important."

On aims for next season: "We are going to try again. Now we enjoy a little bit for one week, 10 days, and then we start again."

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