Chelsea vs Arsenal

Chelsea vs Arsenal : Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is backing Eden Hazard to inspire Chelsea to victory against Arsenal in the Europa League final. The Premier League rivals take on one another in Baku, Azerbaijan tonight with the Gunners seeking their first win in the competition. Unai Emery has won the competition on three occasions in the past and the Gunners can gain entry into the Champions League with victory in Baku.

Cesar Azpilicueta says that Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek's injuries hurt the squad's morale and that Chelsea want to bounce back and win the Europa League for them.

Hudson-Odoi was injured in Chelsea's Premier League match against Burnley a month ago, with the winger, and Loftus-Cheek becoming become the first academy players to start four league games in a row since John Terry.

The pair had to fight hard all season and used the Europa League as a springboard to convince a stubborn Maurizio Sarri to change his line up.

Kicking off a week of all-English continental finals is Chelsea vs. Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League.

At stake for both is the chance to cap the 2018-19 season by lifting a prestigious trophy, but there's even more on the line for the Gunners, as this represents their only remaining route to Champions League football next term.

Contests between these two sides in the Premier League this term yielded a victory for each. Chelsea triumphed 3-2 in the second week of the campaign when both sides were finding their feet under new managers, and January brought a 2-0 win for Arsenal.

Arsenal and Chelsea meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday in a match that could define their seasons, shape their summers, and determine their futures.

Victory for Arsenal in Unai Emery's debut campaign would secure a place in next season's Champions League, with the Gunners having missed out through their final Premier League position.

Both teams breezed through the group stage, often fielding second-string sides, but Arsenal had the tougher run in the knockout phases. They had to come from behind to dispatch BATE Borisov from Belarus and Rennes before hitting their stride and impressively knocking out Napoli and Valencia. It was a photonegative of Chelsea's run, which saw them win home and away in every round until the semifinal, when Eintracht Frankfurt took them all the way to penalty kicks after two draws.

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