UEFA Europa League Chelsea V Arsenal - Wednesday 29 May - Virgin Media 2 / BT Sport 2

Barr

Giroud has been brilliant

facehugger99

Worst comeback ever.

Sam Hain

That was beautiful.

fullstop

LOL, Arsenal are shyte. Great goal though...

Strumms

Got to feel bad for Arsenal, this could easily be six or seven. Arsenal looking dead now and 18 minutes plus stoppages.

castletownman

For all the talk of the surgery needed on United's squad, Arsenal's is in just as much rag order. Don't rate any of their defenders as reliable enough for one. And thats even with Mustafi not playing.

Francie Barrett

Delighted for Sarri. After the sh1t he's had to take from the players and the fans this season, he could not be more deserving of a big trophy.

monkey9

Esse85 wrote: »

Ozil embarrassingly strolling around, no effort as usual.

Honestly forgot he was playing.

Berserker

TheCitizen wrote: »

Yawn. CL Final will be just as boring.

Thought you were not going to watch these finals?

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Delighted for Sarri. After the sh1t he's had to take from the players and the fans this season, he could not be more deserving of a big trophy.

He'll go out on a high, just like Rafa did when he managed them. Chelsea messing another top manager around.

fyfe79

Barr wrote: »

Chelsea will get the next goal then Arsenal will win 3-4 , you heard it here first .

So close.

ERG89

Francie Barrett wrote:

Delighted for Sarri. After the sh1t he's had to take from the players and the fans this season, he could not be more deserving of a big trophy.

Unfortunately he isn't getting the trophy Chelsea are. I'd love if he broke it over Kepa's head.
Arsenal as bad at the back as any team I've seen in a European final for some time. Not quite Brazil vs Germany but very frustrating to watch even as a neutral.

alta stare

Hazard, Pedro, Kovacic, Giroud have all been brilliant.

Strumms

castletownman wrote: »

For all the talk of the surgery needed on United's squad, Arsenal's is in just as much rag order. Don't rate any of their defenders as reliable enough for one. And thats even with Mustafi not playing.

They like United are seemingly lacking leadership on the field. When things go wrong or get difficult too many are hiding.

Quandary

Chelsea are really destroying Arsenal here.

The Iwobi goal was a lovely strike. Apart from that Arsenal have been very underwhelming.

I think we will see something similar on Saturday night with Liverpool mauling Spurs.

TheCitizen

Berserker wrote: »

Thought you were not going to watch these finals?

You're right I'm not watching it:pac:

GavRedKing

Forgot Ozil was on the pitch.

RoryMac

Ozil is a disgrace

Nerdlingr

Arsenal 4-1 down and ozil just strroooolling off the pitch.

NIMAN

monkey9 wrote: »

Honestly forgot he was playing.

...but still getting his £300,000 this week either way.

facehugger99

Does a penalty count as a shot on target from a betting point of view does anyone know?

I presume it does.

GavRedKing

Cech has kept this game respectable for Arsenal. It could easily be 6 or 7.

alta stare

Ozil doing some giving out on the bench. His career is done for. He would be better off heading to the States or China for the easy life he seems to crave.

Strumms

Great save by Cech, though Arsenal should have scored at the fair end had options been taken.

monkey9

NIMAN wrote: »

...but still getting his £300,000 this week either way.

He's an absolute waster.

ERG89

GavRedKing wrote:

Forgot Ozil was on the pitch.

Why is he sweating?
Must have a fever or something.
Aubemayang & Lacazette have had an off night but the rest of this team are terrible tbh. Poor Emery needed that CL money to try & build on what little they have.

monkey9

This is starting to look like the FA Cup final. I can't believe how lacklustre Arsenal have been.

Barr

Chelsea getting through with such ease, cant believe how poor Arsenal have been second half.

Berserker

TheCitizen wrote: »

You're right I'm not watching it:pac:

Same scoreline on Saturday?

Bleating Lamb

Pedro has always being a big game player....given his diminutive build ,pound for pound one of the better players in World Football over last ten years.

Strumms

alta stare wrote: »

Ozil doing some giving out on the bench. His career is done for. He would be better off heading to the States or China for the easy life he seems to crave.

When things go tits up he is very adept at throwing his toys out of the pram rather then accepting collective responsibility.

Pity about that miss would have made a bit of a game of the last 12, Jesus another sitter missed as I type.

Barr

This is like Chelsea the first part of the season .. Sarri ball is back baby (for one night only)

theoneeyedman

John Terry seen leaving the Chelsea dressing room, fully toggled out.........

TheCitizen

Berserker wrote: »

Same scoreline on Saturday?

Something similar. Liverpool will win easily.

ERG89

sugarman wrote:

This has easily been the worst final in the EL current format.

Was Zenit vs Rangers in the current format?

Berserker

ERG89 wrote: »

Was Zenit vs Rangers in the current format?

Was at the game. Atmosphere was amazing, including the Zenit fans in that. They were the better team but it was a proper game of football. This game was like a friendly, in an awful location, with no atmosphere and Arsenal didn't turn up in the second half. No comparison.

NIMAN

Good job interview for the Juve job for Sarri?

GavRedKing

If arsenal were a bit more clinical this could have been a very good game.

Both back lines are suspect.

Barr

Delighted for Sarri ...crazy to think his 1st trophy

citytillidie

Final Result

Chelsea (ENG) 4 V 1 Arsenal (ENG)

GavRedKing

Arsenal were unlucky in the end.

Happy to have won in the end.

We've gone from Pot 2 in the CL to Pot 1 that's the best thing about tonight.

Barr

Petr Cech pretending to look gutted there.

Mr.Nice Guy

Scoreline should have been closer if Arsenal had taken some of their chances. Chelsea deserving winners though. Pleased for Sarri and Hazard.

NIMAN

GavRedKing wrote: »

Arsenal were unlucky in the end.

Happy to have won in the end.

We've gone from Pot 2 in the CL to Pot 1 that's the best thing about tonight.

Me and you must have been watching different games.;)

c.p.w.g.w

What happens to the Europa League Winners Champion league spot now?

osarusan

Completely different second half, although Chelsea had already started to sort themselves out before halftime.

Chelsea controlled the second half so well. Hazard murdered Arsenal, and they murdered themselves defensively also, gave it away too easily.

One big difference was that Chelsea too the chances they created, whereas Arsenal missed them. Ozil was truly appalling. Lacazette and Aubameyang were so poor. Iwobi much more energetic when he came on. Giroud really good for Chelsea, caused them trouble every time.

bad2dabone

Congrats Chelsea.

citytillidie

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

What happens to the Europa League Winners Champion league spot now?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110263696&postcount=31

Lyon fans will be cheering Chelsea on in the final.

If Chelsea win Lyon will go into the group stage of the Champions League and Chelsea into the Pot 1, If Arsenal win they will join the 4 other English teams in the Champions League joining Man City and Winners of CL into Pot 1 for the group draw. Sparta Prague will be cheering for Arsenal as they will benefit from the knock-on effect of Arsenal winning.

Lyon will be cheering Chelsea as Chelsea have already qualified for the Champions League with their league performance so the knock-on effect of no Europa League spot will bump the team who finished 3rd in the 5th highest league which is France into the group stage instead of play-off round

Berserker

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

What happens to the Europa League Winners Champion league spot now?

Lyon, according to the rule below :

"A vacancy created by the UEFA Europa League titleholder is filled by the third placed club of the association ranked fifth in the access list and the league path is rebalanced accordingly with priority given to the club of the best ranked association of the respective round in the access list."

citytillidie

GavRedKing wrote: »

Arsenal were unlucky in the end.

Happy to have won in the end.

We've gone from Pot 2 in the CL to Pot 1 that's the best thing about tonight.

I dunno this years final is between a team from Pot 2 V a team from Pot 3

Barr

Fook , Hazard just confirming his off been expecting it but still gutted.