Mykhailo Mudryk gets winner's medal as he joins Chelsea celebrations through the night
Mykhailo Mudryk was denied the opportunity to join Chelsea's on-pitch Conference League celebrations but joined the team for their late-night party in Poland.
An inspired second-half from Cole Palmer saw Chelsea come from behind to secure a 4-1 win over Real Betis to claim their first trophy since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the club from Roman Abramovich three years ago.
After hardly being seen in public since December, when he was provisionally suspended by the Football Association for testing positive for a banned substance, Mudryk was spotted mixing with Chelsea fans in Wroclaw after travelling separately from the squad without head coach Enzo Maresca knowing.
The Ukrainian international, who last played for Chelsea in a 2-0 Conference League victory over Heidenheim in November and denies any wrongdoing.
But as Chelsea players partied into the night at a bar in the Polish city, Mudryk linked up with his teammates as he posed with Enzo Fernandez with a medal around his neck.
Enzo & Misha 🥹💙💙 pic.twitter.com/wQwm9I6KyF
— CFC Pics (@Mohxmmad) May 29, 2025
Despite the Conference League being Uefa's third-tier European competition, Chelsea were not holding back in their celebrations. Although Cole Palmer, with his man of the match trophy down his shorts. gave a strange 'no comment' response on TV when asked by CBS about his plans.
The dressing room party saw Marc Cucurella bizarrely wearing sunglasses indoors as he attempted to rap a song by Chelsea supporting rapper Central Cee while striker Nicolas Jackson disturbed interviews in the media mixed zone by playing afrobeats music loud on a speaker as he danced his way through draped in a Senegal flag.
Players were then spotted in a bar until the early hours, still in their kit, as midfielder Moises Caicedo entertained his teammates with some karaoke while winger Pedro Neto and goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen sang Bruno Mars' hit single Uptown Funk.
Marc Cucurella vibing to Central Cee's Band4Band 🤣🕶️ pic.twitter.com/k0L6upCnci
— CFC-Blues (@CFCBlues_com) May 28, 2025
Nicolas Jackson got the moves 🤣🕺 pic.twitter.com/7bYLXH6PUT
— African Folder (@africanfolder) May 29, 2025
🐇🇪🇨🎶 Moisés Caicedo en modo Bad Bunny. pic.twitter.com/11JguqpQjQ
— StudioFútbol ⚽ (@StudioFutbol) May 29, 2025
Chelsea fans toasted the triumph with varying views on the trophy's prestige, but all were united on at least one front, that the future looks bright for the London club.
Chelsea are now the first English side to win all four major European trophies, having twice claimed both the Champions League and the Europa League as well as the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. They have also won two Super Cups.
'A trophy always feels good,' said lifelong Chelsea fan Martin as he was celebrating in the old town of the Polish city.
'Of course it is a real trophy. We haven't had the best season, but we completed the set, we won everything in Europe there is to win,' said another supporter, James.
Still, there were murmurs among the fans about the tournament's lack of prestige and competitiveness.
'During the whole tournament, I did not feel like it was a competition. It was obvious Chelsea was going to win,' Chelsea fan Marip said. 'Hopefully next year we will get some stronger teams to play against.'
'Not really a big thing. We usually win a major trophy,' said a 10-year-old Chelsea supporter from London.
Though there were differing views, all agreed that the club is on an upward trajectory.
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