2019 UEFA Europa League Final

The 2019 UEFA Europa League Final will be 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 will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan on 29 May 2019.[5]

2019 UEFA Europa League Final
Event2018–19 UEFA Europa League
Date29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
VenueOlympic Stadium, Baku
Man of the MatchEden Hazard (Chelsea)[1]
RefereeGianluca Rocchi (Italy)[2]
Attendance51,370[3]
WeatherClear night
21 °C (70 °F)
74% humidity[4]
2018
2020

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.[6][7]

Starting from this season, the Europa League final was played in the same week as the Champions League final.[8] 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.[9] The match was also the first fixture (and final) of the Europa League to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.[10]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  Chelsea Round   Arsenal
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  PAOK 1–0 (A) Matchday 1   Vorskla Poltava 4–2 (H)
  MOL Vidi 1–0 (H) Matchday 2   Qarabağ 3–0 (A)
  BATE Borisov 3–1 (H) Matchday 3   Sporting CP 1–0 (A)
  BATE Borisov 1–0 (A) Matchday 4   Sporting CP 0–0 (H)
  PAOK 4–0 (H) Matchday 5   Vorskla Poltava 3–0 (A)
  MOL Vidi 2–2 (A) Matchday 6   Qarabağ 1–0 (H)
Group L winners
Template:2018–19 UEFA Europa League group table
Final standings Group E winners
Template:2018–19 UEFA Europa League group table
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Malmö FF 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 32   BATE Borisov 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Dynamo Kyiv 8–0 3–0 (H) 5–0 (A) Round of 16   Rennes 4–3 1–3 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Slavia Prague 5–3 1–0 (A) 4–3 (H) Quarter-finals   Napoli 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
  Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 (4–3 p) 1–1 (A) 1–1 (aet) (H) Semi-finals   Valencia 7–3 3–1 (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.[11][12]


29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
21:00 CEST
Chelsea   4–1   Arsenal Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 51,370[3]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal[4]
GK 1   Kepa Arrizabalaga
RB 28   César Azpilicueta (c)
CB 27   Andreas Christensen   68'
CB 30   David Luiz
LB 33   Emerson Palmieri
CM 7   N'Golo Kanté
CM 5   Jorginho
CM 17   Mateo Kovačić   76'
RF 11   Pedro   56'   71'
CF 18   Olivier Giroud
LF 10   Eden Hazard   89'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Willy Caballero
GK 52   Jamie Cumming
DF 3   Marcos Alonso
DF 21   Davide Zappacosta   89'
DF 24   Gary Cahill
DF 44   Ethan Ampadu
MF 8   Ross Barkley   76'
MF 51   Conor Gallagher
MF 55   George McEachran
FW 9   Gonzalo Higuaín
FW 22   Willian   71'
Manager:
  Maurizio Sarri
 
GK 1   Petr Čech
CB 5   Sokratis Papastathopoulos
CB 6   Laurent Koscielny (c)
CB 18   Nacho Monreal   66'
RM 15   Ainsley Maitland-Niles
CM 11   Lucas Torreira   66'
CM 34   Granit Xhaka
LM 31   Sead Kolašinac
AM 10   Mesut Özil   77'
CF 9   Alexandre Lacazette
CF 14   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutes:
GK 19   Bernd Leno
GK 44   Dejan Iliev
DF 12   Stephan Lichtsteiner
DF 20   Shkodran Mustafi
DF 25   Carl Jenkinson
MF 4   Mohamed Elneny
MF 29   Matteo Guendouzi   66'
MF 59   Joe Willock   77'
FW 17   Alex Iwobi   66'
FW 23   Danny Welbeck
FW 49   Eddie Nketiah
FW 87   Bukayo Saka
Manager:
  Unai Emery

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Filippo Meli (Italy)
Lorenzo Manganelli (Italy)
Fourth official:[2]
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Marco Guida (Italy)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Offside video assistant referee:[2]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)

Match rules[13]

  • 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 half[14]
Statistic Chelsea Arsenal
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 5 4
Shots on target 2 0
Saves 0 2
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 3 3
Fouls committed 8 6
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

Second half[14]
Statistic Chelsea Arsenal
Goals scored 4 1
Total shots 9 11
Shots on target 6 2
Saves 1 2
Ball possession 42% 58%
Corner kicks 4 2
Fouls committed 6 5
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0

Overall[14]
Statistic Chelsea Arsenal
Goals scored 4 1
Total shots 14 15
Shots on target 8 2
Saves 1 4
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 7 5
Fouls committed 14 11
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0

2019 UEFA Europa League Final Media

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References

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