Chelsea vs Arsenal: London on fire
(Baonghean.vn) - Arsenal and Chelsea are the last two names to be present in the final of the Europa League this season. The path to the final of the two teams playing in the English Premier League took two different paths, but in the end, the two representatives from the foggy country clashed in a fiery final.
This time history will witness the Europa League clash between two teams from the same city, Chelsea and Arsenal, to find the champion of the 2018-2019 season.
With this final, fans can imagine a miniature battle in the English Premier League, fierce, attractive, uncompromising, unpredictable. However, there is no room for mistakes here, a win means the championship.
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| Chelsea and Arsenal will have a decisive match to find the champion of the Europa League 2018-2019 season. Photo: Getty |
Chelsea's path to the final was much more difficult and thorny than that of their city rivals Arsenal. In the second leg of the semi-final, "The Blues" had to rely on a lucky penalty shootout to advance against the German representative Frankfurt.
The London "gunners" showed their formidable strength when they crushed the Spanish representative Valencia with a score of 7-3 after two matches in the semi-finals. However, saying that does not mean that winning in the semi-finals will be strong in the final, because in the final match, the chances will be divided equally between the two teams.
Arsenal will enter the match with greater determination, because 5th place in the Premier League will not help the "gunners" have a place in the Champions League next season. If they win against Chelsea in this match, Arsenal will officially have a ticket to the Champion League next season. Meanwhile, Chelsea of course also wants to win the championship. Finishing in the Premier League in 3rd place will give Sarri and his team a more comfortable mentality in the confrontation with their neighbor Arsenal.
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| Coach Sarri is showing great confidence ahead of the match against Arsenal. Photo: Getty |
Personally, Arsenal coach Unai Emery is probably the most experienced person in the Europa League arena with 3 consecutive championships in this tournament when he was leading Sevilla. Obviously, with this fate, Arsenal fans can think of a positive result for Arsenal.
In the upcoming final against Arsenal, Chelsea will not have the strongest force when the top center back Antonio Rudiger is absent due to injury; important lung Kante is also uncertain to play; Loftus - Cheek will have to rest for 6 months due to injury in the recent friendly match. All hope is now entrusted to Eden Hazard, the player considered the leader of Chelsea in every match.
With the London "gunners", coach Unai Emery has the strongest force in his hands, the killer duo Lacazette and Aubameyang will be a huge concern for HV Sarri and his team. Because this pair is showing a scary form and often scoring in all arenas, the only regrettable case is probably that Henrikh Mkhitaryan cannot play in the final due to diplomatic tensions between this player's homeland (Armenia) and the place where the match is held, Azerbaijan.
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| Can the striker duo Lacazette and Aubameyang help Arsenal win against Chelsea? Photo: Getty |
It has been a long time since Chelsea and Arsenal have faced each other in a European match. The last time was 15 years ago when the two London rivals had to decide a life-or-death match in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2004. At that time, Chelsea, under the leadership of coach Claudio Ranieri, defeated Arsene Wenger's Arsenal with a total score of 3 - 2 after 2 matches.
In the context that Manchester City has just won the Premier League and won all domestic titles, Liverpool and Tottenham have the opportunity to raise the prestigious Champions League Silver Cup, so Chelsea and Arsenal will also put great determination into their battle, to give a gift of gratitude to the fans if they do not want to have a season without a title.
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| Coach Unai Emery is facing the opportunity to win the Europa League title for the fourth time in his coaching career, if Arsenal defeat Chelsea in the final. Photo: Getty |
The Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea promises to be extremely tense and exciting. The two giants of the English Premier League will compete in the European arena to find the champion and also to seek the first title of a season in which both teams have worked hard.
The Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea will take place at 02:00 on May 30, 2019 (Vietnam time) at the Olympic Stadium/Baku/Azerbaija.
Expected lineup:
Chelsea(4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso; Luis; Christensen, Azpilicueta; Covacic; Jorginho; Barkley;Willian; Hazard, Giroud.
Arsenal(4-3-1-2): Leno; Kolasinac; Mustafi, Sokratis, Maitland - Niles; Torreira; Xhaka; Guendouzi, Ozil; Lacazette, Aubameyang
