LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 05: Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Watford FC at Stamford Bridge on May 05, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Two London clubs reached the Europa league final, even though their Premier League campaigns haven’t been of much substance. Chelsea barely secured top-four as Arsenal struggled to win games in the league, but the two will meet in Baku. The Europa League final be a tough game for Chelsea. Arsenal have the upper hand and much more confidence going into the final than Chelsea. The Blues have Champions League football secured for next season, whereas Arsenal are still hunting for it. The Gunners have a much stronger motive to win the game to qualify for the Champions League as they failed to do it via the league. The north London club has Unai Emery as their manager, who has won the competition thrice in row with Sevilla from 2014 to 2016. Safe to say, the Europa league is Emery’s favorite and he is a master at leading his side to glory in the cup. The Spanish manager has worked his magic with Arsenal in the Europa League so far, and led them to the final in his first season in charge. Emery’s versatility as a manager makes him tough to predict. He has switched players and formations throughout the season. Arsenal have played with a 4-4-2 and a 3-5-2 during this campaign. It’ll be a guess for Maurizio Sarri to predict what formation Emery plays in the final. Arsenal have fared better with a 3-5-2 than the 4-4-2. Their best performances this season have come under the three-man defence system. The recent example were the quarterfinals and semifinals against Napoli and Valencia, respectively. The north London side has scored 10 goals and conceded just three over the four games, with two clean sheets. With a 4-4-2, on the other hand, they endured defeats to Crystal Palace, Wolves and Leicester. Considering the run of results that 3-5-2 has produced for them, Emery should stay with it, but it’s for anybody to guess what he picks. Along with experimenting with different formations, the Arsenal manager has also been switching and rotating players in the formations. This has accustomed all the players to the tactics and has given Emery an idea of his strongest XI. In terms of formation, the Chelsea boss is predictable. The Blues have played a 4-3-3 every time, with the false-nine being the only variation to it. Premier League teams have figured their way around this formation and have punished Chelsea. Maurizio Sarri has been adamant on not changing his tactics. Emery can exploit those loopholes that other teams have and take the game to their fellow Londoners. Chelsea haven’t had an authoritative performance in the quarters and semis. In the last four knockout games the team has scored seven and conceded five. Both semifinal games against Eintracht Frankfurt ended in a 1-1 draw and, in the quarterfinals, Chelsea won with just a one goal margin in both the legs against Slavia Prague. Even the lineups are fairly predictable, with the same players starting over and over. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has changed Sarri’s mindset a little and has been one of Chelsea’s best players in his last few performances. Still, this is one of the few areas in which Maurizio Sarri could change his mind. The Gunners’ five-man midfield can easily overpower the Blues’ three-man midfield. Wingbacks Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac have been growing into their roles and proven useful for Arsenal. Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira have looked more comfortable and strong in the midfield when they’ve had wingbacks covering the wide areas of the field. This set-up has also drastically covered up for the defensive woes of centre backs like Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis, who conceded 10 goals in the Premier League under the 4-4-2 system in four games. Arsenal’s alterable squad is in a much better shape and has had a good run into the final with serious momentum and convincing victories. On the other hand, Chelsea have not had great performances leading into the final, as they won a tightly contested game on penalties. Arsenal are only missing Aaron Ramsey due to injury, while Chelsea will be without Callum Hudson-Odoi and Antonio Rudiger. N’golo Kante still remains a doubt for the final in Baku. Without Kante and Rudiger, it will be a slightly tough task on the defensive end for Chelsea. Expect the Gunners to come in with all guns blazing for the final.<doc-sep>Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Chelsea Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Chelsea and Arsenal will contest the 2019 Europa League final in exactly two weeks time. The Blues sealed their place in the showpiece occasion six days ago thanks to a nervy penalty shoot-out win over Eintracht Frankfurt after the two teams couldn't be separated after 210 minutes of football. Meanwhile, the Gunners overcame La Liga outfit Valencia 7-3 on aggregate with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netting a hat-trick in the second leg at the Mestalla last week. The final takes place on May 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, just three days before Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool contest the Champions League final which will round off an historic week for English football. But for the blue and red half of London it's all about the Europa League. There's an argument that the Gunners have the greater need to win the final as they finished outside the top four in the Premier League, but that's not to say the Blues won't be fired up despite finishing third. So, what are the chances of Maurizio Sarri guiding Chelsea to glory and claiming the first trophy of his managerial career? FiveThirtyEight's supercomputer has given the Blues a 60 per cent chance of winning the final, compared to Arsenal's 40% chance of coming out on top in their first European final in 13 years. That would be awful news for Gunners head coach Unai Emery as his transfer budget in the summer is said to be around the £40m mark if they club are not competing in the Champions League next season. Although, it should be noted that the Spaniard is considered a specialist in this competition having won it three times in a row when in charge of Sevilla - and that included beating an English team in the 2016 final. 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>After Liverpool and Tottenham made it an all-English Champions League final, will Arsenal and Chelsea do the same in the Europa League? Charlie Nicholas gives his verdict... Here's how the former Arsenal and Scotland star sees the remaining European semi-final second-leg ties going... Thursday Europa League Sometimes they are not my beloved Arsenal. They are my angry Arsenal at the moment! This is a tremendous advantage that Arsenal have right now. Valencia have never been a team that score a lot of goals, but they do not let them in, which was completely blown out of the water at the Emirates. Image: Can Unai Emery get Arsenal to the Europa League final? With that away goal, it scares me. I am on edge again here because I don't know how Unai Emery goes about setting up his defence here. The only way I can see Arsenal getting through this is if they go with a back five. Two will protect in the middle, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette should start up front. It doesn't matter who plays next weekend, so get those two in the team. I don't understand why he keeps picking Henrikh Mkhitaryan. What has happened to him? I hope Lacazette gets us through again. CHARLIE PREDICTS: Valencia 2-1 Arsenal - 15/2 with Sky Bet Maurizio Sarri has made the top four with Chelsea, but he has never won a trophy. I was a bit disappointed with Frankfurt in the first leg, but they never played overly defensive. Image: Pedro and Olivier Giroud celebrate in the first leg They had Chelsea on their heels for 30 minutes. Maybe the tension will ease off as they have nothing to lose. It will be tighter than most people will be hoping for. Surely he will play Eden Hazard - it isn't as though he is exhausted or has injury worries. I think he will play and make the difference here. CHARLIE PREDICTS: Chelsea 2-1 Frankfurt - 15/2 with Sky Bet Charlie's earlier predictions Liverpool vs Barcelona (Tuesday, Champions League) Image: l CHARLIE PREDICTED: Liverpool 1-2 Barcelona (Agg: 1-5) RESULT: 4-0 (Agg: 4-3) Ajax vs Tottenham (Wednesday, Champions League Image: Lucas Moura of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur at the Johan Cruyff Arena CHARLIE PREDICTED: Ajax 1-1 Tottenham (Agg: 2-1) RESULT: 2-3 (Agg: 3-3, Spurs through on away goals)<doc-sep>
Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has urged the club to sell Mesut Ozil in this summer's transfer window. The Frenchmen believes the German is a "dead player" who "looks like a ghost on the pitch" when he represents the Gunners. Ozil, despite playing a key part in his side's progression to the Europa League final, has been criticised by supporters throughout the season for his poor performances, and Petit believes it is time for the Gunners to move on without the German international. "There are so many players at Arsenal who need to leave the club this summer," Petit told Paddy Power. "It's been too long since we've seen them compete for the title, and the only way they'll do it is with an improved squad. "But, they must continue with Emery, he is not the issue. The fact he reached a European final is big, as is the fact he's done it with most of the players who are leftovers from the management of Arsene Wenger. The board just need to give him the power; he can't continue next season with the same group of players. (Image: (Shaun Botterill /Allsport/GettyImages)) "For example, what is going on with Mesut Ozil? He looks like a dead player on the pitch, a ghost. He's lost in translation. It's time now for Emery to turn the page." While the World Cup winner also believes the pressure is on the Gunners when they face Chelsea in the Europa League final - and that failure to beat the Blues in Baku would mean their season has been a failure. "For me the pressure is on Arsenal to earn a Champions League place for next season," Petit said. "If they don't beat Chelsea in Baku, this year will have been a failure. "It's fine to have an occasional bad season and end up in the Europa League, but Arsenal have been struggling to fight for the Champions League places for a while - they need to return to the level they were at before." For all your latest Arsenal 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 .