UEFA Europa League Final 2019

May 29, Olympic Stadium,
Baku, Azerbaijan
HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-time meetings
Chelsea 63
Arsenal 77
D57

CHELSEA
Coach
Maurizio Sarri
Club captain
Gary Cahill
Europa League record
W31 D10 L10
European pedigree
European Cup winner 2012
Europa League winner: 2013
European Cup Winners’
Cup winner: 1971, 1998

ARSENAL
Coach
Unai Emery
Club captain
Laurent Koscielny
Europa League record 
W43 D13 L21
European pedigree
European Cup Winners’
Cup winner: 1994
European Cup finalist: 2006
Europa League finalist 2000

Sixth major European showpiece – beat Benfica in 2013 Europa League final. Aiming to end season with silverware after defeat to Man City in English League Cup final
Eden Hazard Chelsea

Looking to end 25-year wait for European trophy – after fifth-place finish in English Premier League, title in Baku will secure Champions League berth next season
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 


ARSENAL
Malmo
2-1 (a), 3-0 (h)

ROUTE TO FINAL
Group L winner
Group E winner
Round of 32
BATE Borisov
0-1 (a), 3-0 (h)
Dynamo Kyiv
3-0 (h), 5-0 (a)
Round of 16
Rennes
1-3 (a), 3-0 (h)
Slavia Prague
1-0 (a), 4-3 (h)
Quarter-finals
Napoli
2-0 (h), 1-0 (a)
Frankfurt
1-1 (a), 1-1 (h)
Semi-finals
Valencia
3-1 (h), 4-2 (a)
Pens 4-3

TEAM STATISTICS (14 matches)
32 Goals scored 29
9 Goals against 9
81 Shots on target 74
86 Shots wide 74
8540 Passes completed 6501
113 Corners 98
63% Average possession 56%

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Cech
Mustafi
Kolasinac
Koscielny
Sokratis
Iwobi
Ozil
Xhaka
Guendouzi
Lacazette
Aubameyang
Kepa
Alonso
Azpilicueta
Hazard
Pedro
Jorginho
Giroud
Christensen
David Luiz
Kante
Kovacic
MATCH REFEREE: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Final is repeat of 2004 Champions
League quarter-final – Blues drawing 1-1 at home,
before 2-1 victory at their North London rivals

GOAL THREAT
Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud is joint top goalscorer in Europa League with 10 goals


ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS
Tenth one-nation final – first between teams from England since inaugural UEFA Cup final in 1972
2018 Atletico ESP
2017 Man Utd ENG
2016 Sevilla  ESP
2015 Sevilla ESP
2014 Sevilla ESP
2013 Chelsea ENG
2012 Atletico ESP
2011 Porto POR


Chelsea (Goals all competitions) 
Aubameyang 31
Lazazette 19
Ozil 6


Arsenal 
Hazard 19 goals
Giroud 12
Pedro 12


Source: UEFA
Pictures: Getty
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