Europa League Final, Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: 5 Hits and Flops

#2 Hit: Olivier Giroud

Giroud with a muted celebration against his former side to break the deadlock early in the second-half

Talk about poetic justice! Giroud, who left Arsenal for pastures new last January after being made surplus to requirements, scored one and set up another against his former club.

Post-match, he revealed his gratitude to Arsenal and how they'd helped him develop his craft which is nice and all, but what else did you expect from the experienced Frenchman? He was tirelessly criticised for lacking a clinical edge in last summer's World Cup, but he has certainly led the line with precision and combination play alongside Hazard this term.

It's the type of partnership that Hazard was expecting from both Álvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain, but Giroud has relished the role and excelled against a porous Arsenal backline.

Although he should have opened the scoring in the first-half, he made amends with a ruthless effort early after the restart. Timing his diving header to perfection, he caught captain Laurent Koscielny unaware with just how low he was willing to go to head the ball goalwards from Emerson's teasing delivery.

Petr Cech should've shuffled his feet quicker to save it, though it was a classy finish nonetheless and the beginning of the end from Arsenal's perspective. Something we've seen multiple times in England over the years happened:

Giroud involved in intricate link-up play with attacking teammates as they lined up to shoot. With three key passes completed with an 82.6% pass accuracy rate, Olivier certainly haunted his former side.