Chelsea 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Aggregate score 2-2 — Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties) (Loftus Cheek 28'; Jovic 49') There have been several moments in Eintracht Frankfurt's scintillating Europa League season when their race looked run, but the Eagles never relented. Even as they bowed out of the Europa League at Stamford Bridge in front of their noisy, numerous traveling fans, Adi Hütter's men could hold their heads up high after taking their Premier League opponents to the wire. Eventually, it was Eden Hazard who struck the killer blow, burying Chelsea's fifth penalty after the exceptional Martin Hinteregger and substitute Goncalo Paciencia had seen their spotkicks saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga, a goalkeeper who cost more than Frankfurt's eleven. The Bundesliga outfit came into the game in something of a rut having lost 6-1 to Bayer Leverkusen and failed to win a match since knocking out Benfica in the quarterfinals on April 18. Danny da Costa tested Kepa with a stinging volley in an even opening before Hazard held off David Abraham's challenge and set Ruben Loftus-Cheek free in the inside left channel. The England midfielder kept his cool and curled a measured drive past Kevin Trapp. A goal up and with home advantage, the home fans must've been confident but Frankfurt wouldn't give their opponents a moment's peace, snapping into tackles and disrupting the hosts' midfield linchpin Jorginho, and also Hazard, not always through legitimate means. They finally got the reward their play and persistence deserved when Luka Jovic chested down a long ball and span past David Luiz to receive the return pass from Ante Rebic before slapping a decisive effort past Kepa. Both sides had chances to win it, but it was substitute Sebastien Haller who came closest to settling the tie in open play. The French striker could only get his studs to an inviting low cross from Filip Kostic ten minutes into extra time but still saw the ball heading towards goal before Luiz recovered to hook off the line. Five minutes later Davide Zappacosta backpedaled furiously to nod another goalbound Haller effort clear. The home fans thought they'd won it with five minutes remaining when Trapp fumbled a routine cross on to Azpilicueta and in, but the referee ruled that the Spaniard had fouled the keeper. The German shot stopper then looked like being the hero after keeping out Azpilicueta's spot kick only for Hinteregger's and Pacienca's saved shots to break the hearts of the travelling fans. But, as supporters and players belted out the club anthem after the disappointment, it was clear to see that Frankfurt's resolve remains. Chelsea's meeting with Arsenal in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 29 means that both men's European competitions will have all-English finals, after Spurs and Liverpool booked their places in the Champions League showpiece. That's the first time in history all four finalists have been from one country. As it happened So, so harsh on Frankfurt and there are tears tumbling in the stands. They really took that game to Chelsea and could easily have won it in extra time. It's particularly tough on Martin Hinteregger, who'd really thrown everything in to that game. Our match report will be along here any minute. CHELSEA WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES TO REACH THE EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL Chelsea 4 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt It had to be him. Hazard steps up, sends Trapp the wrong way and books Chelsea a Europa League final against Arsenal in Baku. Chelsea 3 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Pacienca, brought on so late, sees Kepa guess right and save the penalty low down to his right. One to win in for Chelsea. Chelsea 3 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Luiz powers it home to level things up. Chelsea 2 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Oh no. Hinteregger, who has been heroic in defense, gambles on Kepa diving and loses. The Chelsea keeper stays put and save the penalty down the middle. Chelsea 2 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt But the midfielder, after a little stutter in the run up, sends Trapp to ground and clips in. Chelsea 1 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt De Guzman slams home to put the pressure on Jorginho. Chelsea 1 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt Azpilicueta misses! Trapp goes low to his left and palms the Chelsea captain's penatly wide. Frankfurt lead. Chelsea 1 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt Kepa goes the right way but can't keep out Jovic's effort. Chelsea 1 – 1 Eintracht Frankfurt Barkley the first man up for the hosts. He lashes it in to Trapp's left. Chelsea 0 – 1 Eintracht Frankfurt Haller steps up to take the first spot kick in front of the Frankfurt fans. He waits for Kepa to move and rolls it to the keepers right. Cool as you like. END OF EXTRA TIME: The coaches have their notebooks out, the players are making their minds up. Who fancies it? 120+2 - Luiz just wins the ball ahead of Haller, who is flagged offside after the ball is recycled. Kepa lumps it forward once more and that's it PENALTIES. 120+1 - But the attack breaks down for the home side annd Haller does well to win a foul. One more minute and Frankfurt have a freekick. 120' - Seconds left before injury time, Chelsea push forward. 118' - Hütter removes Gacinovic for Pacienca. Penalties in mind? 116' - Goal disallowed! Trapp catches, and then fumbles, a routine floated cross under pressure from Azpilicueta. The referee seemed to initially give it and then change his mind. It was dodgy from Trapp but also probably a foul from the Spanish defender, who seemed to head the keeper's arm. Big scare. 114' - Another Hazard corner is scrambled clear by Frankfurt. Haller and Kostic try to make something of it but it breaks down. Chelsea in the ascendancy now and Zappacosta lets fly again, forcing Trapp to tip over the center of his bar. 111' - Save! Emerson flies down the left and fires one, which Trapp can only push back in to the danger area. The left back sniffs the rebound but Hinteregger throws himself in front of the ball to block.<doc-sep>All Chelsea needed to do to make it through to the Europa League final was keeping a clean sheet, thanks to their 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt’s home ground in the previous game. But a goalless draw was too drab an affair for two sides who have made their mark this season with offensive prowess directly linked to their coaches. Both teams tried to make things interesting with their offensive incursions, with Chelsea having the edge in the quality of their chances and overall domination of midfield. Frankfurt did hit a few times, but those were not something that Kepa Arrizabalaga under our posts could not handle. The hosts were bound to score, and scoring they did. Continuing his amazing form as of late, Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored for a second consecutive match to facilitate Chelsea’s life in the semifinal bout. Frankfurt tried their best to answer with their oh-so-feared attacking duo, Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic, in the first-half. But Chelsea managed to hold their own against these attempts to break Kepa — last-ditch clearances included. Then came the second-half, and the 45-60-minute syndrome struck again. A brilliant moment from Jovic levelled the scoreline for the Germans just a few minutes after their return to the pitch from half-time. With their new-found hope, Frankfurt carried on the onslaught as Chelsea were simply unable to answer properly with any of their offensive options. We did manage to keep our opponents from scoring again, thus taking the match to extra-time. Beyond the initial 90 minutes, Frankfurt kept besting Chelsea on the pitch. Key clearances off the line by David Luiz and Davide Zappacosta were what kept the Blues alive in the chase for a spot in the final. In penalties, the best team prevailed. Praise be Kepa! BAKU, HERE WE COME! Mateo Kovacic gets to start in place of injured N’Golo Kanté in midfield. Willian over Pedro, and Olivier Giroud over Gonzalo Higuaín in attack. That was RLC’s fourth goal in Europa, and his tenth overall this season. Boy’s on fire! Jovic scores in a brilliant play, just to show why so many clubs — including ourselves! — are interested in him. Subs are Pedro in place of Willian, Zappacosta for (injured) Andreas Christensen, Ross Barkley filling in for Loftus-Cheek and Higuaín substituting Giroud. Next up: Leicester away in Premier League’s last matchday. KTBFFH! PLAYER RATINGS:<doc-sep>Eden Hazard dispatched the winning penalty as Chelsea edged Frankfurt to reach the Europa League final. Ruben Loftus-Cheek put the Blues ahead, sliding in from a tight angle after Eden Hazard's clever ball before the drama really began. Careless defending saw in demand Luka Jovic score his second of the tie after the restart, gathering from Mijat Gacinovic before a smart finish past Kepa Arrizabalaga, sparking wild scenes in front of the away contingent. Jovic had several looks at goal to win it as a nervy Chelsea staggered into extra-time. Sebastian Haller then saw two efforts cleared off the line: the first by David Luiz before Davide Zappacosta hooked another to safety as the Blues survived, sending the tie to penalties. Kepa Arrizabalaga exercised his demons from Wembley with two crucial saves before Hazard stepped up to seal the win. 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Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice It was a moment of drama amid a tense night at Stamford Bridge, but it did not go the way of Chelsea. The Blues thought they had netted a dramatic late winner in their Europa League semi-final clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, with Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta bundling the ball home after challenging goalkeeper Kevin Trapp in the air. But while Chelsea's players went off celebrating, their jubilation was short-lived, with the goal being disallowed by the referee as the game went to penalties. Ruben Loftus-Cheek had earlier netted the opening goal for Chelsea, but the Blues were pegged back early in the second half when Luka Jovic scored for the visitors. Former Blues boss Glenn Hoddle said: "Chelsea have not been at their best, Frankfurt have just shaded it. "It is a foul on the goalkeeper, so it is the right decision." And fellow pundit Owen Hargreaves agreed, with the former Manchester United midfielder saying that it would have been harsh on Frankfurt to lose the game in that way. "It is a clear foul from Aazpilicueta. In real time it looks like Trapp drops it, but you can see it is a clear foul. A game like this shouldn't be decided by something like that. For all your latest Chelsea news, opinion, analysis and transfer gossip, click here Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>
Kepa Arrizabalaga saved two penalties before Eden Hazard fired home the decisive spot-kick to send the Blues through to Baku on May 29 Chelsea will meet Arsenal in an all-Premier League Europa League final with Eden Hazard firing a decisive penalty in what would be his last ever kick at Stamford Bridge. The Belgian tucked the spot-kick in the net as the Blues edged out Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 in the tense shootout following a 1-1 draw in normal and extra-time. 6 Hazard struck home the winning penalty in what could be his final match at Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea player Kepa Arrizabalaga produced two fine saves to spare Cesar Azpilicueta’s blushes, as the Blues captain missed his own spot-kick. Kepa saved Martin Hinteregger’s penalty with his knees before palming away a good effort from Gonzalo Pacienca as the Blues set up a showdown with London rivals Arsenal in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29. Should Hazard’s reported big-money transfer to Real Madrid materialise this summer, the 28-year-old will have capped his Stamford Bridge tenure in the most dramatic of fashions. Spanish stopper Kepa joined Hazard in the hero’s corner, and that after proving the villain of Chelsea’s shoot-out loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final back in February. GETTY 6 Kepa celebrates the semi-final win with Cesar Azpilicueta From refusing to be replaced that day as Chelsea lost 4-3 to City on spot-kicks, now Kepa is the toast of west London following two fine penalty saves. Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s fine goal had initially put Chelsea in control, only for Luka Jovic to tuck away his 10th goal of the Europa League campaign. Hazard conjured up an impetuous assist for Loftus-Cheek’s 10th goal of the season, but Eintracht forced the game into extra time – with the scores 1-1 on the night, 2-2 on aggregate and level on away goals. A microcosm of Chelsea’s season and Maurizio Sarri’s tetchy Stamford Bridge reign in a single contest, the Blues bossed the first half only to tumble from that perch after the break. LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS GLORY Now Capoue and Foyth have shown Kane what can happen if you leave Tottenham NEWS Woeful De Gea stat, Solskjaer 'not at Man United's level', Rashford abused after final LIVE Transfer news: Poch Tottenham talks, £18m Leicester deal, Bayern sign English defender shameful Marcus Rashford receives 'over 70 racial slurs' and reveals teacher among abusers Finished Solskjaer ‘not Man United standard’ with Conte ideal replacement after final loss INQUIRY Questions will be asked of Solskjaer after 'master' Emery nullified Man United DRAMA Man United stunned by Villarreal as Solskjaer's search for silverware goes on shocker De Gea's commitment doubted as he concedes 36th straight pen and misses in EL final As Sarri’s regimented game plan stuttered and his disorganised players stumbled the taskmaster Italian stalked the touchline in frustration, ignoring the fourth official’s constant demands to stay inside his technical area. Sarri snubbed Gary Cahill for perhaps the final time, leaving the former England defender on the bench when Andreas Christensen hobbled out injured. Where Sarri could have replaced Christensen directly with the ever-reliable Cahill, instead he turned to full-back Davide Zappacosta. That meant a full defensive reshuffle, with Azpilicueta moving into central defence. The already frustrated home fans had no patience left then when Sarri withdrew clear man of the match Loftus-Cheek for Ross Barkley with extra time looming. 6 Sarri has guided Chelsea to their second cup final of the season The deafening boos were just the latest instalment of the Chelsea fans voicing their catalogue of frustrations with the former Napoli manager. Chelsea’s present talisman fed a potential future great as the Blues took control midway through the first half. Hazard’s angled pass on the spin bisected Eintracht’s defence, but Loftus-Cheek’s run and finish matched the Belgian’s majesty. 6 Loftus-Cheek gave Chelsea the lead following great work by Hazard Frankfurt dangerman Jovic headed straight at Kepa early on, but Chelsea dominated the opening half and fully merited Loftus-Cheek’s eye-catching goal. The Blues were denied a penalty when Danny Da Costa barged over Loftus-Cheek after Olivier Giroud had missed Willian’s near-post cross. Chelsea paid for a tentative second-half start when Jovic strolled through a poorly aligned home defensive line to equalise and put the tie right back in the balance. The visitors had hardly stopped appealing for a penalty handball when Jovic cantered clear, with David Luiz stranded too high out of the line and Emerson playing him on.