Chelsea thrash Arsenal to claim UEL title
Eden Hazard’s brace helped Chelsea secured their second Europa League title after thrashing London rivals Arsenal 4-1 in the final at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Eden Hazard’s brace helped Chelsea secured their second Europa League title after thrashing London rivals Arsenal 4-1 in the final at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Chelsea beat Slavia Prague 4-3 in a thrilling encounter to book their place in the Europa League semi-finals despite an alarmingly complacent second-half performance at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Chelsea’s fringe players justified their selection as Callum Hudson-Odoi, Olivier Giroud and Ruben Loftus-Cheek played crucial roles in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.
Both England and France made it two wins from two in Euro 2020 qualifying as the Three Lions smashed Montenegro 5-1, while Le Bleus cruised past Iceland 4-0 on Monday. Portugal on the other hand were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbia.
Chelsea cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals as Olivier Giroud’s hat-trick helped secure a resounding 5-0 win over Dynamo Kiev at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday.
Chelsea warmed up for the EFL Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Malmo to secure a place in the Europa League’s last 16, winning 5-1 on aggregate.
Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud scored as Chelsea earned a 2-1 win away to Malmo in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 meeting.
Olivier Giroud’s first-half double set up a comfortable 4-0 home win over 10-man PAOK in which Callum Hudson-Odoi opened his Chelsea account, Maurizio Sarri’s side topping Group L after extending their run of wins to five matches.
France overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe as Olivier Giroud scored from the spot to earn a 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay.
Olivier Giroud’s first goal under Maurizio Sarri sealed Chelsea’s progression to the Europa League knockout rounds with a 1-0 win at BATE on Thursday.