Both the Europa League final and the Champions League final will be all-English encounters for the first time in history. Arsenal reached the Europa League final, sweeping aside Valencia 4-2 away from home in untypical Gunners fashion, to provide some consolation for one half of North London. Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng smashed a hat trick at the Mestalla. His superbly-taken volley to cancel out Valencia's opener was arguably the pick of the goals. Check out his ice cold celebration with Lacazette in front of the home fans. WAKANDA FOREVER! Arsenal hit back!! :punch: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabs a massive away goal... Brilliant from Lacazette, and a clinical finish :raised_hands: pic.twitter.com/fzhsHdwtvZ - Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 9, 2019 Advert 10 They will face London rivals Chelsea in the final. The Blues sent Eintracht Frankfurt packing on penalties at the Bridge - following a 1-1 draw (2-2 on aggregate) after being made to sweat by the Germans. The results mean the clubs - which are currently separated by four points in the Premier League - will play each other in the final of the Europa League on 29 May at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Liverpool will take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final on 1 June at the Estadio Metropolitano in north-east Madrid, Spain. The all-English Champions League final looked extremely unlikely at various points over the course of the last two days though. Advert 10 Both European club competitions will have all-English finals for the first time in history. Credit: PA Liverpool had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield to knock out La Liga champions Barcelona, progressing to the final with a stunning 4-3 aggregate victory. Spurs looked more likely to stage a comeback going into their away tie against Ajax last (Wednesday) night, having lost the first leg at home by a goal to nil. However, the youthful Dutch side raced to a 2-0 lead at the Johan Cruyff arena, meaning Tottenham needed to score three goals without reply in the second half in order to go through. They did just that courtesy of a hat-trick from Brazilian Lucas Moura, who scored his third in the 96th minute of the game to send Spurs through on away goals. Advert 10 Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino - who was tearful at the end of the game - said he thinks the all-English final will be 'amazing'. He said: "I think it's one of the most important nights in my life. "To get the club to the final of the Champions League... I think is very close to a miracle. Advert 10<doc-sep>Four English teams will be in the finals of European competitions for the first time ever. Arsenal beat Valencia 7-3 on aggregate in their Europa League semi-final after going into the game with a 3-1 first-leg advantage - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring a hat-trick for the Gunners. Chelsea won on penalties against Frankfurt at Stamford Bridge to set up an all-London final, in a rare example of the English overcoming the Germans on spot-kicks. Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two saves, denying the German side's Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia. He described penalties as "a little bit lucky", telling BT Sport: "Always we prepare and we are lucky today." Advertisement The two wins follow amazing results in the Champions League earlier this week, with both Liverpool and Tottenham coming from 3-0 down in their semi-finals to see off La Liga champions Barcelona and Dutch giants Ajax. Image: Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga and Cesar Azpilicueta after the match Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil tweeted a picture of the victorious players after their game, writing: "Off to the final baby." Valencia started well at home to Arsenal, with Kevin Gameiro scoring after 11 minutes. But Aubameyang got a goal back for the north Londoners after 17 minutes, calming nerves among the travelling supporters. Image: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick for Arsenal Alexandre Lacazette got Arsenal's second goal in Valencia's Mestalla Stadium, before Gameiro grabbed another one for the home side. But Aubameyang followed up with two further strikes, sending Arsenal into the final in Baku - the capital of Azerbaijan - on 29 May. Lacazette told BT Sport that Aubameyang had been "unbelievable", adding: "We want the trophy." Aubameyang said the team had learned from last season, when they were eliminated in the semi-finals. "This year we didn't make the same mistakes, so now we are through to the final and we are all happy," he said. Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who won the Europa League three times with Sevilla, said "the past is for taking experience and using in the present". Chelsea began their tie against Frankfurt at 1-1 following the first leg. A fine finish from the Blues' Ruben Loftus-Cheek put them ahead on 28 minutes, but Luka Jovic replied for Frankfurt early in the second half. Chelsea's Eden Hazard told BT Sport it was "50-50 at the end", adding: "In the end our character was good and we go through. "We are happy and we will go to Baku to try to win the trophy."<doc-sep>The idea of the European Cup, when it was created in 1955, was to bring together soccer champions from across the continent to decide which country truly had the best team. Was Real Madrid better than A.C. Milan? Could Manchester United beat Benfica? Could Ajax beat Juventus? Round after round, year after year, fans finally were able to see top teams battle it out in competitive games with a major trophy on the line. Now called the Champions League, this year’s final will once again determine the top club team in Europe. Will it be Liverpool, from England’s Premier League, or Spurs, from, er, England’s Premier League? The game will take place in Madrid on June 1, but given the participants it might as well be a routine November league match in London. Neither team is the reigning English champion, either: Spurs finished third last season, Liverpool fourth.<doc-sep>Has one country ever had all the European finalists before? Teams from England, Spain, Italy and Germany have enjoyed spells of dominance in Europe, though 2019 saw English clubs make history The Champions League and Europa League have been dominated in recent years by teams hailing from the same handful of countries. Spain, England, Italy and Germany are all guaranteed at least four teams in the Champions League group stage which, of course, helps. Since the 1999-2000 season, La Liga's representatives, in particular, have flourished, providing at least one finalist in 11 of the past 19 editions of the Champions League. That dominance is reflected in the Europa League too, with 10 of the past 19 tournaments featuring at least one Spanish team. In that same time period there have been a number of cases where finalists in both competitions have been drawn from the same country. It has happened six times in the Champions League and three times in the Europa League. But history was made in the 2018-19 season when all four European final slots went to English clubs in Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Liverpool and Tottenham booked their place in the Champions League 2019 final in Madrid by beating Barcelona and Ajax respectively, while Arsenal and Chelsea are set to face off in UEFA's secondary club competition in Baku. Has it happened before? A case of all four European finalists coming from one country has never happened before, so it was a momentous occasion for English football in 2018-19 when Arsenal and Chelsea progressed from their respective UEL semi-final ties. Arsenal overcame Valencia while Chelsea saw off Frankfurt on penalties the day after Tottenham and Liverpool were confirmed Champions League as finalists. It is the first time that all four European finals in a single season have involved English clubs. While we hadn't seen four finalists from one country across the UEFA's continental competitions until now, there have been a number of instances where a country boasted three of the four finalists. The first time it happened was in 1980, when Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach contested an all-German UEFA Cup final, while Hamburg played - and lost against - Nottingham Forest in the European Cup final. Ten years later, in 1990, Italy had both UEFA Cup finalists - Juventus and Fiorentina - and the winner of the European Cup as Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan defeated Benfica. Article continues below Indeed, it was a glorious decade for Serie A and the three-team feat was repeated in 1995 (AC Milan in the Champions League, Parma and Juventus in the UEFA Cup) and 1998 (Juventus in the Champions League, Inter and Lazio in the UEFA Cup). In 2008, British teams accounted for three of the four European finalists, with England's Manchester United facing Chelsea in the Champions League, while Scottish side Rangers took on Zenit in the Europa League. More recently, Spanish teams have been to the fore on both fronts, with three representatives across the two finals in 2014 and 2016 (Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Sevilla in Europa League on both occasions).<doc-sep>
England has become the first country ever to have all four finalists in UEFA's flagship club competitions in the same year after Arsenal and Chelsea booked their places in the Europa League final. It comes a day after Tottenham miraculously overcame Ajax to guarantee their spot in the Champions League final with Liverpool, who pulled off a stunning second leg comeback against Barcelona at Anfield. The Blues needed a penalty shootout to beat Frankfurt at Stamford Bridge while Arsenal eased past Valencia on Thursday evening to set up the all-English final. Chelsea celebrate winning the penalty shootout and booking their spot in Europa League final Eden Hazard scores the winning penalty to send Chelsea to the Europa League final Arsenal players celebrate on the pitch after easing past Valencia in their semi-final second leg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick at Arsenal beat Valencia 7-3 over two legs There have been several occasions when three of the four finalists in the two main European competitions have been from the same country. However, after Maurizio Sarri's side confirmed their spot at Stamford Bridge, both finals will be contested by English teams in the unprecedented feat. London will also become the first ever city to have three teams compete in UEFA's flagship club competition finals in the same year. Former Tottenham and Chelsea midfielder Glenn Hoddle was delighted to see English teams dominating on the European stage once again. Spurs booked their place in the Champions League final in the most dramatic of circumstances Striker Lucas Moura scored his third goal in the 96th minute to send Spurs through in Holland CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Tottenham vs Liverpool Date: Saturday, June 1 Kick-off: 8pm Venue: Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid) Advertisement He said after Chelsea's win over Frankfurt: 'It's wonderful for English football, and you can only see those four clubs getting stronger. 'Don't be surprised if finals will be full of English teams [in the future]. Let's celebrate this season. All four teams should be proud of the way they played. 'Chelsea weren't so good tonight, but what a good sign, you're not playing your best and you win the match.' Former Arsenal striker John Hartson was blown away on how Liverpool and Spurs made their way to the final of Europe's elite club competition. Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to down Barcelona on a magical night at Anfield The Liverpool stars celebrate after coming from three goals down to win 4-0 over two legs EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL Chelsea vs Arsenal Date: Wednesday, May 29 Kick-off: 8pm Venue: The Olympic Stadium (Baku) Advertisement Hartson said: 'It is remarkable the way it has happened, not many fancied Liverpool 3-0 down against one of the best teams in the world. 'Spurs were gone 2-0 down, they were gone, they were out before they turned it around. All these teams have shown great character to get there.' Sportsmail's Martin Keown said it was down to the quality of managers that now ply their trade in the Premier League. 'The quality of our managers now, I think they are getting better all the time,' Keown said. 'It was almost an out of body experience when you saw those Liverpool players. 'It is one night after another. At the weekend we still have Liverpool/Man City to look forward to.' Glenn Hoddle was delighted to see English teams dominating on the European stage again Germany are the only other country that have come closest to achieving the feat. In 1980, German sides Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach faced each other in the UEFA Cup final, while Hamburg took on Nottingham Forest in the European Cup final. In 1990, Juventus faced Fiorentina in an all-Italian UEFA Cup final, with AC Milan reaching the Champions League final. Eight years later Juventus were in the Champions League final, with two other Serie A sides, Inter Milan and Lazio, competing in the UEFA Cup final.