Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard hits double as Blues run rampant with emphatic second-half display to seal Europa League crown

Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard hits double as Blues run rampant with emphatic second-half display to seal Europa League crown
Chelsea turned on the style to thrash Arsenal 4-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday night in what is expected to be Eden Hazard’s final appearance for the club.Hazard, 28, was yet again at his majestic best as he converted from the penalty spot and finished off a slick attacking move to net the Blues’ third and fourth goals of the evening respectively.Getty Images - Getty6

Eden Hazard hit a brilliant second-half double in what is likely to be his last appearance in a Chelsea shirt

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Hazard’s celebrates the west London side’s Europa League success over Arsenal

After a drab first half showing from both sides, Chelsea produced a rampant second-half display to blow away Unai Emery’s side.Former Gunner Olivier Giroud broke the deadlock after converting Emerson’s inviting cross from the left with a brilliant header.One soon became two on the hour mark as Hazard slipped a sumptuous ball through to Pedro, who in turn whipped the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.Getty Images - Getty6

Alexandre Lacazette, left, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang look on during a night to forget for the Gunners

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And the game was as good as over five minutes later, as Hazard stepped up to send Petr Cech the wrong way from the penalty spot after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was penalised for clumsily bundling over Giroud.Substitute Alex Iwobi’s explosive effort proved to be a brief lifeline for the Gunners, as the imperious Hazard capped off a slick passing move, linking up brilliantly with Giroud before rolling the ball past a helpless Cech to end the match as a contest three minutes later.Getty Images - Getty6

Maurizio Sarri savours his first trophy success in charge of Chelsea

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It caps off an impressive first season for Sarri, with the Blues finishing third in the Premier League – while they were also Carabao Cup finalists.It has been another year of huge disappointment for Arsenal though, with Unai Emerys first season in English football not going to plan with the north London outfit set for a third season without Champions League football next term.

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