Eden Hazard scored two goals and made another to help Chelsea thump London rivals Arsenal in Baku and win the Europa League. Victory gave Blues boss Maurizio Sarri the first trophy of his managerial career and ensured the Gunners will miss out on next season’s Champions League. With only about…
London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal meet in an all-English Europa League final on Wednesday, 2,500 miles from home at Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The build-up to the final has been marred by the controversy surrounding Uefa’s choice of venue, but it is now time for the football to do the talking…
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not play in the Europa League final against Chelsea on 29 May. It is understood the Armenian, 30, feared for his safety on the pitch in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Having considered all current options, we had to take the tough decision for me not to travel…
English clubs have created European football history by taking all four final spots in the continent’s two major competitions. Arsenal won in Valencia and Chelsea beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday to reach the Europa League final. That followed dramatic wins for Liverpool over Barcelona and Tottenham against Ajax in the…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s hat-trick for Arsenal set up an all-English Europa League final against Chelsea as they won in Valencia for a 7-3 aggregate victory. The Gunners are now one win away from Champions League qualification, while manager Unai Emery can make history by winning a record fourth Europa League crown.…
Alexandre Lacazette scored twice as Arsenal came from behind at Emirates Stadium to win the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby‘s header put Valencia in front before Lacazette slotted in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s pass. Seven minutes later, Arsenal led as terrible defending allowed Lacazette a free…
Arsenal boosted their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League after a bizarre 10th-minute goal by striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave them a 1-0 win at 10-man Watford on Monday. The fast-paced clash took a decisive turn in a frantic one-minute spell early on, as Aubameyang found the back…
Arsenal took a significant step towards the Europa League semifinals as Aaron Ramsey inspired a 2-0 win over Napoli in the quarterfinal first leg on Thursday. Unai Emery‘s side seized control of the tie with a dominant first-half performance at the Emirates Stadium. Ramsey opened the scoring with a cool…
Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League were dented as Everton got a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. Phil Jagielka, who was called into the starting XI as a replacement for Michael Keane shortly before kick-off, poked home the only goal of the game following Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s…
Arsenal move above Manchester United and north London rivals Tottenham and go third in the Premier League after beating Newcastle at Emirates Stadium. Aaron Ramsey, who had an earlier effort disallowed following a foul, put the hosts ahead with a fine low strike from 15 yards out. Newcastle’s Matt Ritchie…
