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Hazard fires Chelsea to Europa League final clash with Arsenal
LONDON, May 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Chelsea will take on London rivals Arsenal
in the Europa League final after scraping past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on
penalties following a 1-1 semi-final, second leg draw on Thursday.
Eden Hazard struck the decisive spot-kick after the two sides could not be
separated over 120 minutes in what could be the Belgian’s last match at
Stamford Bridge, with the tie level at 2-2 on aggregate after Ruben Loftus-
Cheek’s 28th-minute opener for Chelsea was cancelled out by Luka Jovic four
minutes after the break.
Chelsea made it a clean sweep for English teams in European finals this
season and will battle it out with Arsenal in Baku on May 29 after Unai
Emery’s side beat Valencia 7-3 on aggregate.
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