Arsenal have vowed to win the Europa League final in honour of absent team-mate Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Forward Mkhitaryan chose not to travel to Baku for Wednesday’s clash with Chelsea, fearing for his safety due to his native Armenia’s long-standing conflicts with Azerbaijan. Although the Azerbaijan FA insisted it would be safe for Mkhitaryan in Baku, the 30-year-old Gunners star has taken no chances. Having considered all the current options, we had to take the tough decision for me not to travel with the squad to the #UEL Final against #Chelsea […] pic.twitter.com/3CPrTvLquy — Henrikh Mkhitaryan (@HenrikhMkh) May 21, 2019 Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Granit Xhaka have confirmed...
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