DBasia.news – The four finalists of club tournaments in Europe this season all come from England. Chelsea will fight Arsenal in the Europa League final, while Liverpool will play Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League.
Europa League semi-final second leg 2018-2019 takes place simultaneously on Thursday (9/5) local time. Arsenal met Valencia, while Chelsea hosted Frankfurt.
Arsenal, who visited Valencia, bagged a 3-1 victory in the first leg of the match. The Gunners were enthusiastic about competing at the Mestalla Stadium in the second leg.
Unfortunately, Arsenal conceded first in the 11th minute. Kevin Gameiro’s kick shot smoothly into the goal which was escorted by Petr Cech.
Meanwhile, Chelsea who played at home at Stamford Bridge excelled quickly. Utilizing Eden Hazard’s bait ball, Ruben Loftus-Cheek recorded the name on the scoreboard.
Unfortunately, Luka Jovic made Frankfurt equalize. After drawing a draw during normal time and extra rounds, the match continued to penalties.
Here, Dewi Fortuna sided with Chelsea. Two Frankfurt kickers, Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia failed to carry out their duties, while from the Blues only Cesar Azpilicueta.
These results make there are four clubs from England in European competition 2018-2019. This makes England dispel the dominance of teams from Spain in Europe.
Besides, this is the first time a country has sent four representatives to the two finals of European competition. The closest are three countries in the two competitions.
Six occasions happened. Three Spanish clubs in 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 and three Italian clubs from 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1994-1995, and 1997-1998.