Chelsea and Arsenal are set to contest the Europa League final – but only a fraction of tonight’s stadium will be fans of the Premier League giants.
The final is being held at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan, a 6,000-mile round trip from London.
GETTY
3
Chelsea and Arsenal have returned thousands of tickets ahead of the final in Baku
After Chelsea and Arsenal got past their semi-final opponents, the logistics and costs of getting to the venue have caused mayhem for both sets of supporters.
UEFA were slammed for only allocating 12,000 tickets to the English duo in the 70,000 capacity stadium.
But due to the travel nightmare of getting to Baku, Chelsea and Arsenal have sent back a combined 6,000 tickets.
LATEST EUROPA LEAGUE NEWS
revealed
Europa League: When do Arsenal, Man United and Wolves find out their opponents?
outburst
Ozil 'put up for sale' after 'repeatedly insulting' Emery in Europa League final
REVEALED
The most successful English football clubs in history after Liverpool's triumph
CL VS EL
UEFA Super Cup: Liverpool vs Chelsea - When is it? Which stadium is hosting it?
IMPRESSIVE
Maurizio Sarri: Only Mourinho has a better win record in first season at Chelsea
Champs
The most successful teams in European football by continental trophies won
free entry
Europa League final organisers let people in for free to fill empty seats
SUCCESSFUL
Chelsea man Pedro breaks stunning trophy record following Europa League triumph
chaining it
Hazard puffs on huge cigar as Sarri and staff smoke the night away
Revealed
Most expensive Man City season ticket, as prices increase by three per cent
PLEASE STAY
Chelsea star reacts to Eden Hazard news: 'I hope we can change his decision'
savage
Giroud appears to mock Arsenal on Chelsea team bus in Europa League party
Despite that blow for the Prem giants, UEFA claim they are still on course for a Europa League final sell-out.
A spokesperson said: “Approximately 6,000 tickets have been returned by the two finalists together.
Chelsea vs Arsenal live on talkSPORT: Commentary stream, team news and match stats for Europa League final
“The majority of these tickets have already been sold to local fans in Azerbaijan and we are confident that the remaining ones will also be sold as demand is very high.”
Both Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri have hit out at the location of the final ahead of the big game.
Getty Images - Getty
3
Arsenal boss Unai Emery has hit out at the location of the Europa League final
Arsenal boss Emery said: “I didn’t exactly understand what is the reason between playing in one place and another. I’d prefer to play closer to England because we are two English teams and can move a lot of supporters to be with us.
“I don’t know really how they decided to play there. After it’s going to be only 6,000 supporters from us and Chelsea but the stadium has a capacity for 68,000. I think it’ll be full but not with our supporters.”
Chelsea boss Sarri echoed Emery’s comments, saying: “The location is a big problem, for the fans. I would like it to be in another location.”
GETTY
3
Sarri and Emery’s sides will battle it out in Baku
UEFA officials have been on a major push to offload tickets over the past week after the final was snubbed by fans but also by official sponsors.
Corporate clients have sent back a chunk of their allocations having suffered the same travel headaches as supporters.
The limited capacity at Baku’s Heydar Aliyev Airport means lengthy flights and high costs, which have been too problematic even for some of the sponsors to solve.
Can’t get to the Europa League final? Tune into live commentary on talkSPORT with our coverage from Baku getting underway at 7pm
WherestheMatch.com has all of the TV Listings & official streams of live sport matches including live football on TV, live rugby league on TV, live rugby union on TV, live cricket on TV for today, tomorrow and this week.
Football Games, Results, Scores, Transfers, News | Sky Sports
Paul Pogba transfer: Zinedine Zidane 'nears decision' over Man Utd star. Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is close to a decision on whether to pursue Man Utd star Paul Pogba this summer
Paul Pogba transfer: Zinedine Zidane 'nears decision' over
Raheem Sterling and Man City take on Brighton in the FA Cup. Brighton have never won the FA Cup but have been superb in the tournament and will also be eager to reach the final next month. Watford or Wolves await the winner for a shot at the trophy and we'll have full coverage on talkSPORT.
Man City 0 Watford 0 live on talkSPORT: Free stream, full
Paris Saint-Germain have condemned Patrice Evra's expletive-ridden rant that contains homophobic language, which the left-back posted on social media following Manchester United's 3-1 Champions
PSG considering SUING Patrice Evra after Frenchman's X-rated
Arsenal boss Unai Emery lauds Crystal Palace duo Wilfried
Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: Super-sub Divock Origi heads in dramatic winner to seal crucial victory for Reds in title race Jurgen Klopp's men ensure title race goes to the wire but victory came at a
Super-sub Divock Origi heads in dramatic winner to seal
Valencia 2-4 Arsenal (3-7 on aggregate): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his first Gunners hat-trick as Unai Emery's men advance to Europa League final Thursday, 9 May 2019 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first Arsenal hat-trick at the Mestalla as Arsenal eased past Valencia to secure their place in the Europa League final.
My Nigeria Student Forum
LIVE updating ⚽ Euro 2016 news and video coverage on One News Page, The World's Speediest News Portal. Featuring 100 million news articles, headlines and videos from hand-curated, verified global media sources.
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta eager to derail Liverpool
footballnote.com/chelsea-defender-cesar-azpilicueta-eager-to-derail-liverpools-title-challenge-again/
Cesar Azpilicueta is hoping history repeats itself when Chelsea travel to Liverpool on Sunday.. The Spaniard featured in the Blues' 2-0 win at Anfield in April 2014, which derailed the Reds' title hopes as Manchester City clinched top spot.
Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'prepare £40million bid' for Wilfried Zaha, but Crystal Palace want double The 26-year-old is believed to have told Palace chiefs he wants to leave for a
Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'prepare £40million bid' for
fifutures.com/arsenal-transfer-news-gunners-prepare-40million-bid-for-wilfried-zaha-but-crystal-palace-want-double
Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'prepare £40million bid' for Wilfried Zaha, but Crystal Palace want double May 19,2019 Comments Off on Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'prepare £40million bid' for Wilfried Zaha, but Crystal Palace want double fifutures , football , footballgossip , footballindex , footballindexbuzz , footballtransfers
Arsenal: I want Wilfried Zaha, but not that much
Celtic 2019/20 home kit: Leaked pictures show potential
Eden Hazard will refuse to sign new Chelsea contract even if club play hardball with Real Madrid Share or comment on this article: Eden Hazard has 'no intention' of signing a new contract with Chelsea
Eden Hazard contract latest: Will Chelsea star REFUSE new
Doherty on target as Wolves ravage Gunners Independent.ie On an evening of painful blows on the field, a jibe from the stands might have been the hardest thing for Arsenal fans to take.
Premier League highlights: 10 talking points from weekend's
Juventus 'offer Man Utd Paulo Dybala AND Alex Sandro' for Paul Pogba transfer. Paul Pogba is also on Real Madrid's radar but Man Utd might prefer the player sway option from Juventus
~ Manchester United transfer latest: Juventus to offer Paulo
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery says on-loan midfielder Denis Suarez could make his first Premier League start against Newcastle United. Denis Suarez is ready to start Premier League games for
'Jose Antonio Reyes does not deserve a tribute like a hero', says ex-Spain team-mate Written by: fpnews Posted on: June 2, 2019 The late Jose Antonio Reyes has been slammed by his former Spain team-mate Santiago Canizares, who has claimed he 'does not deserve a tribute like a hero'.
'Jose Antonio Reyes does not deserve a tribute like a hero
No comments:
Post a Comment