Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: 5 Men who won the Europa League Final for Sarri

Modified May 29, 2019 22:25 GMT

Chelsea v Arsenal - UEFA Europa League Final

#1 Eden Hazard

If this was the last game for the Belgian, he truly gave Chelsea fans something to remember him for ages. Hazard had a quiet first half, where he showed flashed of brilliance, but was mostly marked out of the game. Whenever the Belgian had the ball, the Arsenal players crowded him and stopped him from having an impact. It was a tactic that worked well in the first half, but it was not enough to stop his brilliance.

Hazard picked up the pace in the second half, finding more space to run into. In the 60th minute, he set up Pedro to score the second goal of the game. In the 64th minute, Giroud won a penalty and in the 65th minute, Hazard scored from the spot to give Chelsea a huge 3-0 lead!

When Iwobi got one back for Arsenal in the 69th minute, there were talks of a comeback. However, all that turned to be premature, as Hazard pounced 3 minutes later, finishing well from a Giroud cross to get his second of the night and giving Chelsea a 4-1 lead.

In what could be his final game for the Blues, Eden Hazard gave a Man of the Match performance and won Chelsea the Europa League.

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