Baku to host UEFA Europa League final today

The final match of the UEFA Europa League will take place in Baku today.

According to Report, two football clubs from London - Chelsea and Arsenal - will face off at the Baku Olympic Stadium today.

The match will begin at 23:00 Baku time (GMT +4). It will be watched by the judging panel, led by Gianluca Rocchi. In the final game in Baku, for the first time in the Europa League, a video assistant referee system (VAR) will be used.

The match will be the 198th in a row for the two London teams with Arsenal winning 76 previous matches, and Chelsea claiming victory in 63, while 58 matches ended in a draw. The Baku final will be the third standoff in European competition between the two clubs. Prior to that, they faced only in the quarterfinals of the Champions League 2003/2004 season. The first match at that time ended with a score of 1:1, in the return match Chelsea defeated Arsenal away with a score of 2:1, which brought them to the next stage.

UEFA Europa League

FINAL

23:00 Arsenal (England) - Chelsea (England)

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi, Filippo Melli, Lorenzo Manganelli, Daniele Orsato (all from Italy)

Baku Olympic Stadium