Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard hits double as Blues run rampant with emphatic second-half display to seal Europa League crown

Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard hits double as Blues run rampant with emphatic second-half display to seal Europa League crown
Chelsea turned on the style to thrash Arsenal 4-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday night in what is expected to be Eden Hazard’s final appearance for the club.Hazard, 28, was yet again at his majestic best as he converted from the penalty spot and finished off a slick attacking move to net the Blues’ third and fourth goals of the evening respectively.Getty Images - Getty6

Eden Hazard hit a brilliant second-half double in what is likely to be his last appearance in a Chelsea shirt

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Hazard’s celebrates the west London side’s Europa League success over Arsenal

After a drab first half showing from both sides, Chelsea produced a rampant second-half display to blow away Unai Emery’s side.Former Gunner Olivier Giroud broke the deadlock after converting Emerson’s inviting cross from the left with a brilliant header.One soon became two on the hour mark as Hazard slipped a sumptuous ball through to Pedro, who in turn whipped the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.Getty Images - Getty6

Alexandre Lacazette, left, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang look on during a night to forget for the Gunners

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Arsenal’s players react after losing the Europa League final in Baku

And the game was as good as over five minutes later, as Hazard stepped up to send Petr Cech the wrong way from the penalty spot after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was penalised for clumsily bundling over Giroud.Substitute Alex Iwobi’s explosive effort proved to be a brief lifeline for the Gunners, as the imperious Hazard capped off a slick passing move, linking up brilliantly with Giroud before rolling the ball past a helpless Cech to end the match as a contest three minutes later.Getty Images - Getty6

Maurizio Sarri savours his first trophy success in charge of Chelsea

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Unai Emery has had a difficult first season at the Emirates

It caps off an impressive first season for Sarri, with the Blues finishing third in the Premier League – while they were also Carabao Cup finalists.It has been another year of huge disappointment for Arsenal though, with Unai Emerys first season in English football not going to plan with the north London outfit set for a third season without Champions League football next term.

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Man v machine: BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on a super-computer called 'RED' in his Premier League predictions.
Super computer SAM predicts the Premier League relegation

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down Paul Pogba's recent comments about Real Madrid and insists the midfielder is happy to remain at Old Trafford.
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Marcus Rashford's future was being discussed on talkSPORT when host Micky Gray stated his belief that the Manchester United star should consider heading to Italy. According to The Times, Juventus are said to be monitoring the 21-year-old after asking officials to check the player's background and character.
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Nov 28, 2018 · Transfer window Football transfer rumours: Ashley Cole to Aston Villa or Derby County? the former Arsenal and Chelsea defender is studiously weighing up his next move like Magnus Carlsen
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Stuart Pearce has claimed that Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino will be thinking it's 'a little harsh' that the FA handed him a touchline ban. As reported by BBC Sport, the FA handed Pochettino
Spurs and Man United not currently in talks - football.london

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Chelsea will need to fork out £90million to meet his release clause - and act quickly as Inter are frantically trying to tie him down to a new deal. 3 Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi is
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However, the same can't be said of the Super Computer used at talkSPORT, which correctly predicted over a quarter of the exact standings before the season started.
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~ Mauricio Pochettino EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham manager 'motivated to stay' and help Spurs become one of the world's best clubs ~ Kenya Latest
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Juventus 'ready to sell Joao Cancelo with Manchester United and Manchester City set for bidding war' Daily Mail; Benfica's Joao Felix remains coy about his future amid transfer links Daily Mail; Manchester City transfer news: David Silva set for Qatar as Premier League champions eye£40m Youri Tielemens as replacement talkSPORT
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Paul Pogba future: Barcelona wanted midfielder in 2016 but

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Kasper Schmeichel leaving Leicester City, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer staying at Manchester United are the big stories in Monday's National Newspapers. THE SUN Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be named the full-time Manchester United manager at the end of the season. Kasper Schmeichel could quit Leicester because he is not happy under manager Claude Puel.

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