UEFA Conference League

There have been a plethora of talents to have come through Chelsea’s academy over the years. However, due to the high volume of transfer activity conducted by the Blues, many slip through their fingers or are shipped out for profit. It is fascinating to look up the names of some...

It was a whirlwind summer at Crystal Palace, to put it mildly. Fresh off the back of their FA Cup triumph, Palace saw their UEFA Europa League dream snatched away by UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, thus settling for a place in the UEFA Conference League. Star player Eberechi Eze traded...

Listen to this article free on the Total Football Analysis podcast.  Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or RSS. Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4-1 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Conference League Final to become the first club to win all three of Europe's major continental trophies. With this win, they also became the first...

This tactical analysis explores Vasco Matos' work at CD Santa Clara during their outstanding 2024/2025 Portuguese League season. After winning promotion as champions of Liga Portugal 2 in the previous campaign, Santa Clara made an immediate impact upon returning to the top flight, finishing in a remarkable fifth place and securing qualification...

Moise Kean has been one of this 2024/2025 season’s most remarkable goalscorers in Serie A with 17 goals and three assists in 30 played matches so far. Only Mateo Retegui has reached better goalscoring numbers in Serie A this season. Fiorentina had a powerful season this year, competing seriously in the UEFA...

Fiorentina met Real Betis for the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals second leg on Thursday. The game ended with a 2-2 draw, which meant Real Betis qualified for the Europa Conference League final with a final score of 3-4 on aggregate. Although this result is disappointing for ACF Fiorentina and...

After a stoppage-time equaliser in last week's first leg in Banja Luka, Thursday's return fixture at the Allianz Stadion in Vienna, Austria, saw Rapid Wien stage a 2-1 comeback victory at home to advance to the last 16 of the UEFA Conference League. Sandi Ogrinec gave Mladen Žižović's FK Borac...

A fixture that highlights the beauty of the UEFA Conference League.  Two sides from two of the lowest coefficient-ranked UEFA nations are facing each other in European competition.  On Thursday in Belfast, Northern Irish back-to-back champions Larne will face the Republic of Ireland’s four-in-a-row title winners Shamrock Rovers.  For both...

As Eintracht Frankfurt prepares for the 2024/2025 season, the club finds itself in a state of renewal and transformation. The summer has been particularly eventful, featuring significant changes both on and off the pitch. A new assistant coaching staff has been brought in to steer the team alongside head coach...

Almost a year ago to this day, Fiorentina contested the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League final against West Ham United. A goalless first 60 minutes was followed by two quickfire strikes - a Said Benrahma penalty for the Hammers and a Giacomo Bonaventura strike for the Serie A outfit. As...

It is sometimes the case that the best players don't always make the best managers. However, Robbie Keane seems to be debunking that myth at present. The former striker was well known for his goals in the Premier League, particularly at Tottenham Hotspur, and remains the Republic of Ireland's record...

Since the appointment of Vincenzo Italiano as their first-team coach in July 2021, Fiorentina have been consistently one of the best Serie A teams, playing interesting football which led them to the UEFA Europa Conference League final during last season's campaign, losing by two goals to one against West Ham...

West Ham United have just lifted the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Eden Arena in Prague after beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the final game of the tournament, making it the first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League title for the Hammers and their third European trophy overall. On the other hand,...

Arsene Wenger has often been hailed as a visionary, a man who changed Premier League football for the better. But the Frenchman never lifted Europe’s grandest prize. Even Pep Guardiola has been labelled as the father of modern football tactics but has failed in the UEFA Champions League for twelve...

Wednesday night saw Roma face Feyenoord in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League Final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania. The Giallorossi were seeking to win their first trophy in 14 years, since the 2007/08 Coppa Italia, and a first European trophy since lifting the Fairs Cup in the...

On Wednesday, Feyenoord will face Roma in the first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League final. Feyenoord are still the last Dutch team to win a European title, having won the UEFA Cup in 2002. On the other hand, Roma look to win their first-ever European trophy and end the club's 14-year...

In Brendan Rodgers' first two seasons at the club, Leicester City missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day of the season. This being regarded as a failure demonstrates the high standards Rodgers has set at Leicester and the levels he demands of his players. Despite that, the...