Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to lift the Europa League trophy

Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in the Europa League final at the Olympic Stadium in Baku

Chelsea                                 4                                 Arsenal   1

Olivier Groud 49’, Pedro 60’, Eden Hazard 65’ (P), 72’ 

Lack;iustre goalless first half but five goals in the secon half. Eddie Hazard who joined Chelsea for £32 million from Lille in 2012 , played his final match for Chelsea scored twice in the 65 minute penalty and 72 minute and helped to win the Europa League. Chelsea have won five major European trophies – a Champions League, two Europa Leagues and two Cup Winners’ Cups.

Former Arsenal striker Olivier Groud broke the deadlock in the second half when he met Emerson’s clipped cross with a powerful near-post header that zipped past Petr Cech. Cech, also facing his old sixe and playing his final match of his career, could do nothing about Chelsea’s second goal with Pedro sweeping home a Hazard cross. 

Hazard made it 3-0 from the penalty spot sending Cech the wrong way after Ainsley Maitland-Niles fouled Giroud.

Substitute Alez Iwobi gave Arsenal some hope with a powerful first-time strike moment after coming on.

Hazard ruthlessly made sure of victory playing a one-two with Giroud and Firing home Chelsea’s fourth goal.