Chelsea will face Arsenal in the Europa League final after prevailing on penalties against Eintracht Frankfurt in London on Thursday.
Kepa Arrizabalaga saved two spot-kicks as Chelsea squeezed into the Europa League final with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt after second leg of their semi-final tie finished 1-1.
The villain of the dramatic EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester City turned hero on Thursday, denying Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia after Cesar Azpilicueta’s saved attempt left the hosts with work to do.
David Luiz and Jorginho also made amends for their misses at Wembley and it was left to Eden Hazard, featuring in perhaps his final Stamford Bridge appearance, to stroke in the winner and send Maurizio Sarri’s men into a date with Arsenal in Baku on May 29.
Luka Jovic earlier cancelled out Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s first-half opener to force a 2-2 aggregate draw and additional 30 minutes, but the club fell short as Chelsea ensured a second all-English final in Europe’s top competitions.