Clearly the FC Chelsea in the London Derby in Baku against Arsenal to secure the title in the Europa League. For Chelsea coach Sarri it is the first title of his career.
CHELSEA – ARSENAL 4:1 (0:0)
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Led by the double Eden Hazard, scorer of Chelsea FC with the second Europa League Triumph has been ruined after a 2013 season of city rivals FC Arsenal final. The “Blues” won the London Derby at the Olympic stadium of Baku thanks to a furious second half, of course, and deserves to be 4:1 (0:0). Chelsea earned a near-perfect European Cup of the season without a single defeat.
Arsenal with the former German national player Mesut Özil missed, however, the first international success for 25 years, and the late qualification for the Champions League. The Gunners had ended the English Premier League as the Fifth, and in the coming season for the third Time in a row “only” in the Europa League. Özil was disappointing, especially offensively, and was in the 77. Minute replaced. Chelsea prevailed thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud (49.), Pedro (60.) as well as the outstanding Hazard (65., Foul penalty and 72.) by. Arsenal, managed by Alex Iwobi (69.) only the intermediate 1:3.
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The final WHISTLE
90. Minute+1: It works, nothing more at Arsenal. Aubameyang doesn’t hit the Ball with long leg at the far post properly. Lacazette wants to bring the leather again, inside, shoots, but Willock and it is repulsive.
90. Minute: There are three minutes of stoppage time.
88. Minute: game exchange in the CHELSEA FC: match-winner Hazard goes to applause from the square. It comes from DAVIDE ZAPPACOSTA.
86. Minute: Lacazette curls a direct free-kick from 23 metres out of the gate.
84. Minute: Willock is free in front of Kepa, but the 19-Year-old lifts the Ball to the right past the gate. Huge opportunity!
83. Minute: Kepa saves a shot from Lacazette, almost not Off-side. Afterwards, Aubameyang is caught Offside, and the referee whistles from the margin.
80. Minute: Back to Willian, a counter-attack. This time the shot from the Brazilian is blocked. Right after Azpilicueta in 16 of the “Gunners” is. The shot of the Chelsea captain rushes past the far post.
79. Minute: Willian drives the Ball into the Arsenal penalty area and aimed flat on the corner of the net. Cech stretches and rotates the Ball around the post.
78. Minute: SUBSTITUTION in ARSENAL: Özil goes down and makes JOE WILLOCK place.
76. Minute: game exchange in the CHELSEA FC: ROSS BARKLEY replaces Kovacic.
75. Minute: Chelsea is playing now as it is. Hazard closes the next beautiful combination with a shot from the penalty area border. This time Cech gets the hands on it. On the other hand, Aubameyang warps from a short distance.
72. Minute: ⚽ GOAL for CHELSEA by EDEN HAZARD. Bitter: Aubameyang loses the Ball in the forward movement. Giroud plays a double pass with the Hazard. At the end of the Belgian pulls from a few meters in front of the gate flat. Cech comes off.
71. Minute: game exchange in the CHELSEA FC: WILLIAN comes on for PEDRO clean.
69. Minute: ⚽ GOAL for ARSENAL by ALEX IWOBI. After the resulting free-kick, the Ball first goes out, and Iwobi touches a heart. Via direct acceptance, he hammers the leather from 18 yards out into the upper left corner. Nice Thing!
68. Minute: a YELLOW CARD against ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN, the Iwobi to case brings.
66. Minute: SUBSTITUTION in ARSENAL: MATTEO GUENDOUZI and ALEX IWOBI replace Monreal and Torreira.
65. Minute: ⚽ GOAL for CHELSEA by EDEN HAZARD. The Belgian, who will probably go to Real Madrid, retains the nerve and pushes the Ball loose flat a little to the left of the center of the gate and into the net. Cech had opted for the other corner.
64. Minute: PENALTY for CHELSEA. Maitland-Niles runs off Giroud in his own penalty area in the back.
60. Minute: ⚽ GOAL for the CHELSEA FC by PEDRO. Kovacic plays on the left Hazard-free, of the lets the Ball bounce in the middle of Pedro and the Spaniard pulls flat immediately. He hits from 14 metres unsustainable into the long, right-hand corner.
59. Minute: After a parried Torreira-shot sets Aubameyang for the overhead kick in the penalty area. But he is too close to the opponent. Whistle for dangerous game.
55. Minute: a YELLOW CARD against PEDRO, which according to a supposed, and not punished Foul vehemently complained.
54. Minute: Giroud stops the Ball in front of the line and slips it off. His cry of pain is good to hear about the external MICS. He holds the bar, but can appear to be making more but.
49. Minute: ⚽ GOAL for the CHELSEA FC by OLIVIER GIROUD. A sharp edge of Emerson, is sailing from the left side of the penalty area, the Frenchman is closer to the Ball than his opponent. He bends down and puts a hard, and placed a Header into the lower left corner. No Chance for Cech.
48. Minute: Back Giroud in the penalty area for the shot. The Ball is deflected and goes right by.
46. Minute: It goes on. No exchange on both sides.
Mid-term break
45. Minute: Still has no Team, the key is found on how to get to the opponent’s crucial plays. But the “Blues” in the last few minutes a little more.
39. Minute: Giroud pulls out 16 meters of flat from. Cech down dives and gets a Hand to the Ball. Chelsea has now, Obesity is an opportunity.
34. Minute: Emerson checks Cech with a shot from the left half Position. The goalkeeper of the Gunners blocks the Ball.
32. Minute: Kolasinac shoots, Azpilicueta fakes from. The Ball lowers dangerous in the direction of the long corner, but there are “only” corner for Arsenal.
28. Minute: Little Powerplay of the “Gunners”: Only a sharp cross from Aubameyang, then Torreira blocked. Finally, the Ball comes to Xhaka, whose shot grazes from almost 25 meters of the Bar.
26. Minute: Chelsea makes it quickly on the right: Kanté brings the Ball up to Giroud, but the Frenchman brings the leather in the penalty area is not under control.
22. Minute: is Kepa in the center: After a long Pass, he grabs the Ball in front of Lacazette and rattles with the knee of the lagging print ends Azpilicueta together. But it’s more for the Keeper.
18. Minute: Lacazette is shining the Ball to Kepa over, and is easily removed from the Keeper on the foot touches. The Frenchman falls in the penalty area, the referee but no penalty. Also, the video wizard does not interfere with corrective.
16. Min: Xhaka plays on the left wing, Kolasinac, but the Ex-Schalke can take the Ball to the inside because of Azpilicueta in between throws.
13. Minute: A “Gunner” who stayed at home, pressed very firm thumbs.
9. Minute: After a cross from the right can Kepa, only to the front of the high-five. Aubameyang pulls from 17 meters directly, the Ball passing but a few yards to the left.
5. Minute: air duel of two former Borussia: Aubameyang encounters with Christensen and does hurt a bit.
4. Minute: Arsenal takes the first time, the task of the game to make.
1. Minute: Luiz hits a long Ball to Pedro, but Cech has been paying attention and catches the Ball.
Kick-off
20:59 PM: The Teams are now on the court, the Europa League anthem was played, and off you go.
At 20:57: Prior to the Finale in Baku, there were a lot of discussions about the unfortunate choice of venue. Because Azerbaijan and Armenia are due to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh hostile, has waived the Armenian Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the trip to Baku. He has fear for his safety. Let us hope that his resignation fall into too much weight, and that there is a sporting and fair outcome of the final.
At 20:55: With Granit Xhaka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Özil, Sead Kolasinac, Bernd Leno and Sokratis is the Arsenal squad full to the brim with former Bundesliga professionals. With Shkodran Mustafi is a German world champion. Whether that brings in a duel with Chelsea something? After all, it was ten years ago, that with Werder Bremen, a German Team in the final of the competition was. However, the Bremen lost against Donetsk, and the Europa League was still called the UEFA Cup.
At 20:52: emery’s Against Maurizio Sarri is still waiting for the first major title of his coaching career. The Italian, who was in charge prior to his time at Chelsea for three years, the SSC Napoli, has no European Cup Final experience. He sends the eleven players on the turf:
20:49 PM: The pressure that the final of the Europa League to win MUST, it is clear on the sides Arsenal, as the “Gunners,” it’s not managed, about the League for the Champions League to qualify. The victory in the final of the Baku entitled, but also to participate in the Premier class. It can be So easy.. Good omens: Arsenal Coach Unai Emery has won the Cup three times. 2014, 2015 and 2016, with the Sevilla FC. This time, the Spaniard relies on this starting lineup:
20:46 Uhr: Crazy! There are two football teams (and thus Fans) have to travel several thousand kilometers to the East, in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, play a match against each other, although both their stadiums are in London, air line, once again, ten kilometers from each other. But what can you do? It is just the Europa League final. And since the “Blues” of Chelsea FC from London’s southwest to meet the “Gunners” of Arsenal FC in North London. It is the duel of two city rivals and the game of the third in the just ended Premier League season against the Fifth is.
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