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

#1 Hit: Eden Hazard

Hazard rules the roost with a commanding display in Baku

Who else but Eden Hazard? On his first European Final appearance - having missed their win over Benfica in 2013 - he relished tormenting Arsenal's backline and as he often does, appeared doing so with consummate ease gliding across the turf.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles had his work cut out and despite an encouraging first-half showing, he and the rest of Arsenal defensively wilted under Chelsea's pressure. They didn't start well but crucially finished strong as they usually tend to do: Hazard as always was their fulcrum in attack and combined well with Giroud once more.

A game-high five key passes, 86.7% pass accuracy and five completed dribbles, his presence alone in the final third proved a nuisance that Arsenal couldn't handle. His trademark penalty finish, coolly sending Cech the wrong way, before making no mistake from close-range to complete his brace, is the typical Hazard display we're all used to seeing.

Questions over his consistency are justified, but when you're carrying a Chelsea side like he has been doing season-after-season, you can't begrudge him wanting to complete his dream move to Madrid with different expectations and targets to achieve in Spain.

It's a joy to watch him perform at his best and if not for him, the Blues might not have won - especially not as comprehensively as they did in the end. Two goals, an assist and more silverware to celebrate, he revealed it's "probably a goodbye" post-match and if so, definitely not a bad way to depart the west Londoners, who cherish him so dearly.

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