Europa League. Chelsea London has twice won the tournament

30.05.2019 01:50

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In the final match of the tournament in the London derby, Chelsea beat Arsenal by a landslide.

The wards of Mauricio Sarri are on their way to a decisive match Dynamo Kyiv was knocked out in the 1/8 finals (3: 0, 5: 0), and in the semifinals only in a series of penalties defeated Frankfurt "Eintracht". In turn, the "Gunners" left the group, where left behind Poltava "Vorskla". In the previous stage of the tournament, Arsenal proved to be stronger than Valencia.

In the first half, the final game was equal, but after the break on the field was dominated by Chelsea. The beginning of the defeat of the opponent was laid by Olivier Giroud, who with 11 goals won the title of top scorer in the tournament. Pedro also excelled in the Aristocrats, and Eden Hazard made a double. Arsenal's only goal was scored by Alex Iwobi.

As a result, "Chelsea" deservedly won the Europa League, which became the second for the club. The Londoners first won the prestigious trophy in 2013.

Europa League. Final

Chelsea (England) — Arsenal (England) — 4: 1 (0: 0)

Goals: Fat (49), Pedro (60), Azar (65, from the penalty spot, 72) - Iwobi (69).

It will be recalled that, in addition to Dynamo and Vorskla, other Ukrainian clubs took part in the Europa League. Shakhtar Donetsk in the 1/16 finals lost to Eintracht (2: 2, 1: 4), Luhansk "Zorya" in the playoff round of qualification in dramatic wrestling could not resist the German "Leipzig" (0: 0, 2: 3), and "Mariupol" in the third qualifying round lost to French Bordeaux (1: 3, 1: 2). Also in the competitions participated a considerable number Ukrainian legionnaireswho are called to the national team.