16 April 2020

Watch: Olivier Giroud opens scoring against former club as Chelsea beat Arsenal to clinch 2019 Europa League

With European competitions up in the air due to the coronavirus pandemic, we thought we'd take a look back at last year's Europa League final.

It was an all-English affair as Chelsea took on Arsenal in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the Blues running out 4-1 victors.

The main sub-plot of the evening was Olivier Giroud opening the scoring against the side he had left less than 18 months previously.

The Frenchman glanced in a header four minutes after half-time but kept his celebration somewhat muted as a sign of respect for the Gunners, where he had spent six years between 2012 and 2018.

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