2019 UEFA Europa League final

The 2019 UEFA Europa League Final was the last match of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League of the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan on 29 May 2019.

Chelsea won the final 4–1 for their second UEFA Europa League title. As winners, they will play against the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea have already qualified for the Champions League group stage through their league performance, the group stage berth reserved for the Europa League winners was given to the third-placed team of the 2018–19 Ligue 1, Lyon, as Ligue 1 was the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.

Starting from this season, the Europa League final was played in the same week as the Champions League final. In March 2018, UEFA announced that a fourth substitution will be allowed in extra time and that the number of substitutes has been increased from 7 to 12. The kick-off time has also been changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST. The match was also the first fixture (and final) of the Europa League to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 ChelseaRound ArsenalOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult PAOK1–0 (A)Matchday 1 Vorskla Poltava4–2 (H) MOL Vidi1–0 (H)Matchday 2 Qarabağ3–0 (A) BATE Borisov3–1 (H)Matchday 3 Sporting CP1–0 (A) BATE Borisov1–0 (A)Matchday 4 Sporting CP0–0 (H) PAOK4–0 (H)Matchday 5 Vorskla Poltava3–0 (A) MOL Vidi2–2 (A)Matchday 6 Qarabağ1–0 (H)Group L winnersFinal standingsGroup E winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Malmö FF5–12–1 (A)3–0 (H)Round of 32 BATE Borisov3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H) Dynamo Kyiv8–03–0 (H)5–0 (A)Round of 16 Rennes4–31–3 (A)3–0 (H) Slavia Prague5–31–0 (A)4–3 (H)Quarter-finals Napoli3–02–0 (H)1–0 (A) Eintracht Frankfurt2–2 1–1 (A)1–1  (H)Semi-finals Valencia7–33–1 (H)4–2 (A)

Match

Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 15 March 2019 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

 GK 1  Kepa ArrizabalagaRB 28 César Azpilicueta (c)CB 27 Andreas Christensen  CB 30 David LuizLB 33 Emerson PalmieriCM 7  N'Golo KantéCM 5  JorginhoCM 17 Mateo Kovačić   RF 11 Pedro    CF 18 Olivier GiroudLF 10 Eden Hazard   Substitutes:GK 13 Willy CaballeroGK 52 Jamie CummingDF 3  Marcos AlonsoDF 21 Davide Zappacosta   DF 24 Gary CahillDF 44 Ethan AmpaduMF 8  Ross Barkley   MF 51 Conor GallagherMF 55 George McEachranFW 9  Gonzalo HiguaínFW 22 Willian   Manager: Maurizio Sarri300px GK 1  Petr ČechCB 5  Sokratis PapastathopoulosCB 6  Laurent Koscielny (c)CB 18 Nacho Monreal   RM 15 Ainsley Maitland-NilesCM 11 Lucas Torreira   CM 34 Granit XhakaLM 31 Sead KolašinacAM 10 Mesut Özil   CF 9  Alexandre LacazetteCF 14 Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSubstitutes:GK 19 Bernd LenoGK 44 Dejan IlievDF 12 Stephan LichtsteinerDF 20 Shkodran MustafiDF 25 Carl JenkinsonMF 4  Mohamed ElnenyMF 29 Matteo Guendouzi   MF 59 Joe Willock   FW 17 Alex Iwobi   FW 23 Danny WelbeckFW 49 Eddie NketiahFW 87 Bukayo SakaManager: Unai Emery

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Assistant referees:
Filippo Meli (Italy)
Lorenzo Manganelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Guida (Italy)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Offside video assistant referee:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)Match rules
 90 minutes
 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
 Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
 Twelve named substitutes
 Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Statistics

+First halfStatisticChelseaArsenalGoals scored00Total shots54Shots on target20Saves02Ball possession55%45%Corner kicks33Fouls committed86Offsides11Yellow cards00Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticChelseaArsenalGoals scored41Total shots911Shots on target62Saves12Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks42Fouls committed65Offsides02Yellow cards20Red cards00

+OverallStatisticChelseaArsenalGoals scored41Total shots1415Shots on target82Saves14Ball possession48%52%Corner kicks75Fouls committed1411Offsides13Yellow cards20Red cards00

Related pages
 2019 UEFA Champions League Final
 2019 UEFA Super Cup

References

Other websites
 UEFA Europa League (official website)

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