Gunners miss out in the Europa League for the third year running, Uefa’s ‘market pool’ will soften the blow for nowFor Arsenal, victory in the Europa League final in Baku – Uefa’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/16/uefa-handed-azerbaijan-europa-league-final-baku-chelsea-arsenal" title="">widely condemned choice of venue</a> – carries the greater significance of qualification for next season’s Champions League than for Chelsea, who finished third in the Premier League and are thus qualified. Although the margin was fine for Unai Emery in his first season as manager, finishing fifth by a point behind Spurs, defeat in the...
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