BREAKING: Arsenal, Chelsea qualify for Europa finals

Emmanuel AmudaMay 9, 2019

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Chelsea FC have qualified for the finals of this year’s Europa Cup.

The club qualified on penalties after Frankfurt lost two of the kicks.

The match ended 1-1 after full time before the shoot-out.

Meanwhile, A hat-trick from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and an Alexandre Lacazette strike booked Arsenal’s place in the Europa League final with a 4-2 win at Valencia to seal an emphatic 7-3 aggregate victory.

Arsenal hit back almost immediately when Aubameyang notched his first of the night with a fine finish from outside the box from Lacazette’s flick on.

Valencia continued to push forward, but were caught napping by Lacazette’s curling effort just after the break to put the visitors ahead on the night.

Gameiro converted Rodrigo’s mis-hit shot just before the hour to set up a possible grandstand finish, but Aubameyang soon restored Arsenal’s lead before completing his treble two minutes from time to book their first European final since they lost the 2006 Champions League final to Barcelona.

It was Arsenal’s first win on Spanish soil since beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in 2006 and kept their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League through Europe’s secondary competition alive.