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will play host to the opening match of the cricket world cup where england take on south africa. the gates opened 90 minutes ago. we are 90 minutes away from the europa league final between arsenal and chelsea. this london derby away to the east in europe, about as far east as you can go before you venture outside uefa. so many controversies about where this vinyl is. the fans very disappointed not just with that money they have had to shell out to follow their teams, but the difficulty in getting here. somejust said it but the difficulty in getting here. some just said it was not worth it at all. we will see who is going to lift that europa league trophy in

the next couple of hours. a very late kick—off year in the capital of azerbaijan. we are approaching, it will be 11 o'clock, local time. what a journey for some of these fans and the teams also. plenty is riding on the europa league finalfor arsenal plenty is riding on the europa league final for arsenal and chelsea. it is notjust a first european trophy for a quarter of a century that the gunners are chasing in azerbaijan, but a place in the champions league. that is because of their 1—1 draw against brighton on their 1—1 draw against brighton on the 5th of may, that went out of their hands. arsenal has to be in their hands. arsenal has to be in the champions league. it is an amazing and important game, the fans, the club, we want champions league football back. 0ver fans, the club, we want champions league football back. over the season league football back. over the season maybe we deserved to be there on the top four. but it is a big game tomorrow, a final, we can take a trophy and go back to the champions league. few british fans will be watching it in person with the difficulty in getting to

azerbaijan are seeing only a you thousands travelling. also staying at home as arsenal's armenian midfielder mikhitaryan, the politics of that region leave him feeling for his safety. arsenal have never won this competition but they cruised into the final led by a man who guided sevilla to glory, three years ago. proceeded to win one title. the second. that helped us to achieve the champions league. chelsea's one european title was this, years ago, but sarri is still to win a trophy as manager, pressure is on but sarri is still to win a trophy as manager, pressure is on him, despite already qualifying for next season's champions league. there is speculation this could be his last game in charge. we want to think only to the final. then i have a contract with chelsea for two years. i will speak with chelsea. this is

not the moment. now we have to think only to the final. as you know very well, i was feeling is that we deserved to win. so we want to win. eden hazard could also be on his way out with real madrid his rumoured destination. it was his skill that got chelsea to the final. their fans will be hoping he can deliver one last time to make it a fond farewell. still they pour into the stadium. there will be a lot of azerbaijani fa ns there will be a lot of azerbaijani fans here. the allocation was so small that chelsea and arsenal could not take up all their tickets. a lot of azerbaijan fans will be getting into this final, which is great to see. they have loved all the build—up here. how will you follow it? you can get commentary on five live. my colleague is inside that

stadium behind me. he sent us this a little bit earlier. here we are in baku. if there was not that huge game in madrid on saturday this would feel an even bigger game, all england, all premier league, europa league final, and a london derby. people talk about who is it more important too, arsenal with the champions league carrots 7 arsenal with the champions league carrots? what is the real factor here? chelsea have got that. for arsenal, champions league beckons if they can win tonight. that could make unai emery make the arsenal tea m make unai emery make the arsenal team that much stronger with the fans. for chelsea, eden hazard's last scheme. it may be his last game, i should say. and last scheme. it may be his last game, ishould say. and it last scheme. it may be his last game, i should say. and it may be the last four sarri also. big motivation for chelsea. as we saw last night, pressure beginning to tell all round in that camp. we saw that fracas at the chelsea training session. and may be lost in the controversy, sarri throwing his hat,

ka nte controversy, sarri throwing his hat, kante tried to take part in training, but had to leave the pitch. he is an important player. it will be a blow to chelsea because his energy and his break—up of play is probably the best in the premier league. he does not play and his natural position perhaps for chelsea but he has still done a great role in that forward role, he will be a loss. for arsenal, their goalkeeper petr cech has not played often in the premier league but he has played in most of the europa league games. he is highly expected to become a chelsea employee this summer. some arsenalfans thinking chelsea employee this summer. some arsenal fans thinking is that the game to put an end, particularly since he is not first choice keeper, but unai emery seem to indicate yesterday he had faith and respect for petr cech, he would give him the start. you could look at that conversation a different way. he was building him up, seeing we respect him, maybe he will not play. we will see. certainly, ithink him, maybe he will not play. we will see. certainly, i think he is going to chelsea, that is for sure. it will be a great game for him if this

is his sendoff because he has been one of the great players in the premier league. it has been difficult to follow —— difficult for arsenal and chelsea supporters to get to baku but those who have been it to azerbaijan will make as much noise as they can. for arsenal, win and they have champions league football next season, for chelsea, their coach sarri has never won a trophy before, that is a huge incentive for him to get his hands on silverware tonight. and that is from our commentator who will be commentating on radio five live tonight. let us catch up with our correspondent now, he is out here in baku with us. you spent yesterday with both squads, watch them going through their training. we heard they are about some of those selection issues, the injuries, but let us look further ahead. the impact of what defeats perhaps could mean on these two teams. what do you sense going forward could be the impact. let us start with arsenal. arsenal feeling

to get into the champions league. —— not succeeding on getting into the champions league. the budget, arsenal would have around £40 million to spend on tra nsfers around £40 million to spend on transfers in the summer if they mist out on the champions league. that is an undecidable amount of money for what they need to do to their squad. however if they win this match and get back into the champions league they are looking at adding about £60 million to their kitty, it would make a huge difference. it would put unai emery in a great position at the end of his first season in charge as head coach having taken charge as head coach having taken charge from arsene wenger after 22 yea rs charge from arsene wenger after 22 years in charge. arsenal seeking their first european title since 1994. only their second of all time. chelsea are used to ups and downs. if they miss out it will not be the end of the world from that point of view. they are already in the champions league. but the currency they deal in a chelsea as trophies. that is why sarri is under pressure for his style of play i think as well. he looked a man who was

feeling more tension yesterday. i was at theirfinal feeling more tension yesterday. i was at their final training session. he stormed off the pitch in a rage about something, we do not quite know what at this point. by contrast unai emery was very calm. we have got a bit of a culture clash when it comes to the managers, it should be a fascinating contest in terms of these teams and the clubs in the wider context. we see our future as one of the democratic states of europe. it is a system to be the leading sport country, and to promote the sport inside society. that was the sports minister for azerbaijan. i spoke to him in the build—up to this match because there has been so many issues around travel, around tickets, around politics and human rights. just

there you heard him denying suggestions that azerbaijan has been using the hosting of events such as these, such as four european championship matches in 2020, to sort of clean up their human rights record, to sanitise it. azerbaijan are looking forward tonight to one of their biggest ever sporting events, certainly the biggest football match they have hosted. arsenal and chelsea will hope to provide a fitting finale here at the 0lympic provide a fitting finale here at the olympic stadium and produce a match worthy of the occasion. thank you. so many fans from azerbaijan managed to get tickets because of the low allocation for chelsea and arsenal fans, at least coming from the uk. a lot of international fans as well. but it isa60,000, international fans as well. but it is a 60,000, 62,000 sell—out. so say

the organising committee here. the azerbaijan federation. you will hear and you will see a lot of azerbaijan fa ns and you will see a lot of azerbaijan fans and flags in the stadium. 0ur correspondence with some of the fans. there has been a lot of azerbaijan flags, azeri flags. i have spoken to people from hong kong, germany, other places in europe. a lot of locals are turning out for this match. a lot of them are able to get tickets because so few chelsea and arsenalfans tickets because so few chelsea and arsenal fans have made tickets because so few chelsea and arsenalfans have made that tickets because so few chelsea and arsenal fans have made that year from the uk because of the distance, the cost, and the complications. i have got a couple of chelsea fans with me who have made it here. one of them, from australia, no less. a very long journey. and you have come from the uk. how do you feel about the fact that this is being hosted in azerbaijan, in baku, not the easiest place to get to? it is u nfortu nate for uefa

easiest place to get to? it is unfortunate for uefa because they we re unfortunate for uefa because they were hamstrung with their choices of cities that apply. but for football fa ns cities that apply. but for football fans like us, it has been difficult, but would we have come to baku, would we have come to azerbaijan, we have seen a city as amazing as this one, without this final? you manage to get your tickets early before the prices shot up. we planned ahead. we took the gamble of booking before the semifinals and it paid off for us. the semifinals and it paid off for us. we also made the choice that whether or not chelsea made it to the final we decided we were coming a nyway the final we decided we were coming anyway because we wanted to come somewhere new, anyway because we wanted to come somewhere new, we anyway because we wanted to come somewhere new, we wanted to come to a place like baku. we could not have come here otherwise. you have come from australia, are there a lot of australia's coming for the match?m is an international crowd. we have had a supporters club from brisbane and melbourne as well, and some of us and melbourne as well, and some of us from path have travelled. because it is azerbaijan, you would not have come here unless there was a game, but it is good to come here to look

around. people are very friendly. it has been a good time so far. apart from breaking your leg you are having a decent time. thank you, enjoy the match. a couple of the chelsea fans there. a couple of the chelsea fans there. a lot of the fans here are not from the uk, as you would normally expect atan the uk, as you would normally expect at an event like this. you would normally expect a lot more of them. a lot of people here have azeri flags, dancing to azeri music, singing azeri songs, it is a local flavour to the match here tonight. important for azerbaijan to showcase itself as it wants to, as a venue for international events like this, major events. it started with eurovision, they have had the european games here. that is what the stadium was built for. now the europa league final. pressure and doubts ahead of this match but now we can focus on matters on the pitch. many thanks indeed. the atmosphere will be very