arsenal and chelsea.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 th

arsenal claiming he touched it. mike dean is giving it. >> free kick rather than corner kick to the advantage of arsenal. >> yes. >> he did touch that. >> definitely. but the flag didn't go up. the assistant didn't put his flag up. that's a good decision by mike dean. >> tom heaton has put himself under a little bit of pressure here. off the post. aubameyang was at the head of the queue. hungry for goals. >> tom heaton will be breathing a sigh of relief. first the kick went wrong and then gives the free kick away. >> here is the youngster, the 19-year-old. he's only played once in the premier league, number 59. this might be the future of arsenal. 20 years ago. in contrast, lichtsteiner who next birthday will be 36. >> i'm sure emery will find out about his younger players against opposition such as burnley. >> to taylor, hands in the air. barnes with a free header. what a lively start this is. >> absolutely brilliant. looked like a free header and just not hit the target. >> there's the cross delight, kicks it away

chelsea and arsenal will help to live up to the billing.of the city where in pleasant surroundings of baku bay as they pump this music through the trees, some mellow piano music and if this was madrid on the eve of the champions league final you know that they would be tens of thousands of british football fans, liverpool and spurs are obviously in the streets. so does not feel that we are on the eve of a major european final, probably there are more arsenal fancier than chelsea fans. we will see how many arrive overnight. you just know that this match as well probably means a lot more to arsenal, there's a lot more at stake because chelsea are into the champions league and if arsenal win this tomorrow that is the motivation. qualification for the champions league and that really is a big deal and could change things a lot over the summer. of course bbc news will have all the build—up tomorrow as well but for now let's head back to the bbc sports centre. after baku, it's over to madrid and the champions league final between liverpool and to

so can arsenal do it? 5 live commentator alistair bruce ball who's with the former scotland midfielder don hutchison. welcome to valencia where the sun is shining and the wind disgusting. the players won't feel it inside the magnificent stadium this evening. arsenal bringing a 3—1 lead to valencia. but, don, beware the european comeback, we saw it with livable tuesday night, we saw it with tottenham last night, arsenal have got to be careful. —— liverpool tuesday night. the arsenal fans will get a scare some point tonight. the atmosphere is going to be electric and they will have to start well. if arsenal score first valencia will need three to take it extra time. do you feel arsenal have a goal in them? absolutely. arsenal have their best weapon in lacazette. does he get on the front foot, get aggressive, sit back to start with? ifi aggressive, sit back to start with? if i was him i would get on the front foot and get the away goal. if i was him i would get on the front foot and get the away goalm valenci

that piled the pressure on arsenal.em snatching at charges —— chances they might ordinarily have finished. with 15 minutes to go the arsenal manager went for broke with a triple substitution but it was brighton who went closest. they stayed solid at the back to leave arsenal relying on winning the europa league to qualify for the champions league. we know it is going to be difficult. our focus is that europa we know it is going to be difficult. ourfocus is that europa league. we can take some opportunity in that europa league to do something important. so those results mean chelsea's win over watford guarantees their place in the champions league next season. a convinvcing 3—0 victory at stamford bridge means they move above tottenham into third. we said at half—time they had too much time on the ball. we were slow, much time on the ball. we were sloppy, giving away the ball. we had to press more. we did that. we won the ball back in their half and put them under pressure. once we started doing that the chances came and

after 11 minutes of this match that i'd come i think a lot of the arsenal fans thought this is the arsenal. beating their arsenal defenders there to put that into the net. and to give valencia that early lead. what have arsenal done this season? they have capped an attacking partnership. almost throughout. although the defence looked dodgy in the first half at times, continue to look dodgy, a bomb again could run with the ball and when he looked up, there was lacazette. there was the combination to make it 1—1 are important for the whole atmosphere of the evening for arsenal to get back into the game. and then a few minutes later, the valencia defence and loss lacazette once again. their header, lacazette was convinced across the line. it did take a bit ofa across the line. it did take a bit of a goal line technology to sorted out. they came through. that made it 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2—1. —— 1—1. 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2-1. --1-1. it 11. we have been playing 25 minutes then. 2—1. —— 1—1. it became 3—1 but we had to wait until the end of the game. thi

what a goal for arsenal!n what could be his final chelsea appearance. if it is, this wasn't a bad way to go out. arsenal humiliated, their dream finishing in tears. the blues adding more silverware to the collection. theircampaign more silverware to the collection. their campaign has been turbulent, yet it culminates in glory. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes, here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. 0ur our main headlines. battered in baku — eden hazard inspires a chelsea rout over arsenal in the europa league final. the 0val plays host to the opening match of the men's cricket world cup, but how will england deal with the favourites tag? and johanna konta moves into round three at the french open, the first british woman to do so since 1992. well, it was a game that would have given arsenal a backdoor route into next season's champions league, but they produced an extremely disappointing performance as chelsea wo

but arsenal, very contrasting fortunes.u mentioned they will be in the europa league at their manager has a big job on his hands despite a first season job on his hands despite a first season where things could have been worse. it has not been a terrible season for him. he had taken over the squad from arsene wenger, he had difficulties throughout the season, they flattered and deceived at times. ultimately, ithink they flattered and deceived at times. ultimately, i think you'll be judged if they could get into the champions league season. that has not happened but he has in all body rebuilding job. the defence and large parts of midfield need total ripping up. alex ferguson when he left, mentors are not and has had also the problems and we could all sort of problems in vacancy arsenal need a longer building job with arsene wenger and shown retirement door. anyway, thank you so much for joining us on sports day. johanna konta has survived a bruising encounter with american wild card lauren davis to reach the third round of

in response to the decision from arsenal today and from ten to u efa from arsenal today and from tend a statement and they say that they sought and received assurances regarding his safety in azerbaijan from the highest authorities in the country. they also say they had put a conference of security plan in place and they had delivered that to arsenal but that it was a personal decision of henrik mikhitaryan. we've also since heard from the azerbaijan foreign ministry, a spokeswoman talking on their behalf said he was more than welcome to come and that many armenian sportspeople to take part in activities in azerbaijan however you should not mix sport and politics is what she said. and his decision was entirely up to him. so i think arsenal and henrik mikhitaryan would dispute that, it isa mikhitaryan would dispute that, it is a sad story for a player who has played in 11 of the 1a europa league games for arsenal this season, more minutes than any other midfielder in the competition. he scored in the europa league final a couple of yea rs europa league final a couple of years ago were

and arsenal striker again! tonight's football, arsenal have comfortably secured their place in the europa league final, but chelsea's game goes to extra time. and coming up on sportsday, we will have all the reaction from tonight's football and news from the british masters golf, where matthew jordan breaks the course record in southport. good evening. eight years after syria was consumed by a bloody civil war, president assad's army is advancing in a major offensive backed by russian air power on the last big area of the still held by rebel forces. the fighting has forced around 200,000 civilians from their homes leading to warnings of a new humanitarian crisis. government forces are attacking the provinces of idlib, northern hama, and western aleppo, the rebels‘ last remaining strongholds. a takeover of some areas by extreme islamist fighters has led to the collapse of a recent ceasefire, as our middle east correspondent quentin somerville reports. with barrel bombs and strikes, president bashar al—assad is c

arsenal will probably come fifth in the premier league, that seems a bit like arsene wenger.t where the outstanding performances and results have come this season, they have been in the europa league for arsenal. defeating matt one. but in the league, they've had some big defeats, conceding nine goals in the last few matches. if anyone in european football understands the sip significance of the europa league it is unai emery, who made his name in this competition with three wins at sevilla. he is an expert on spanish football. he was also manager of valencia and had a decent record with them as well. what can we expect from valencia tonight, jerry? looking at the leaguer, valencia and sixth place, a bit off the pace. they do not concede many goals. they have a lot of draws. they've lost their last couple of games. some interesting and familiar names, not least francis coquelin, who for many years provided the bite on the arsenal midfield. he's back with valencia tonight. he says that arsenal is in his dna. some arsenalfans might wish they had a player like him in the team th

we saw pockets of chelsea and arsenal fans last night. a lot of arsenal fans last night.ams perhaps, a lot have adopted a club for the night and a lot of international fans but those fa ns lot of international fans but those fans coming from london, it has been a struggle. we are down in the bay. we will take that out for a spin later. i have two fans including tim who writes for a chelsea fanzine and another who is an arsenal fan and writer. it is like a badge of honour getting here. absolutely. it has beena getting here. absolutely. it has been a slog, booking to get here, hotels and things like that. i know people who have had accommodation cancelled. thankfully not me. i think it is a sense of solidarity between the two fans because we know we made a big effort to get him. they will be a lot of red and blue, but as i was saying, for you guys who had travelled from london, 2—1 in arsenal's favour. tim, you are not happy about how difficult it has been. you came via minibus. a nine hour minibusjourney been. you came via minibus. a nine hour minibus journey yesterday aft

but arsenal a lwa ys afterjust11 minutes.lways knew an away goal would mean valencia had to chase the game, and in pierre—emerick aubameyang and alexandre lacazette they have two world —class alexandre lacazette they have two world—class strikers who also have a world —class world—class strikers who also have a world—class partnership. pierre—emerick aubameyang soon thumped in the equaliser and alexandre lacazette scored five minutes into the second half, and valencia suddenly needed five. kevin gameiro got one of them to make it 2-2, gameiro got one of them to make it 2—2, and they kept coming, aubameyang converting and then completing his hat—trick with a thumping finish into the roof of the net. we can be proud of the players, of the work of our supporters who are here today with us, and it is not finished, the success. there is one step more, to play the final. and we are happy, but also we know it is going to continue to be difficult to win. but it is not easy. defeating us. arsenal will face fellow london club chelsea i

as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health.expecting around 60 , 000 spectators bill of health. they are expecting around 60,000 spectators inside the stadium both sets of players will be here to train and hold news conferences tomorrow afternoon and as for the match itself, it is on wednesday, eight o'clock kick—off uk time, 11pm locally. the match has been dominated by non—footballing issues, from traffic, travel, politics, but now it focuses to the game itself. it will be pretty warm, but nothing too perturbing for either side of the players. for what will be the biggest sporting event this game has ever changed —— this country has ever staged. before we go, just time to give you a behind to give you a behind the scenes peek at anthonyjoshua's preparations for his latest world title defence. he fights andy ruinunior at madison square garden in new york on saturday night, but he's made miami his home in the run up. the heavyweight champion met up with a familiar face. rory mcilroy — who also lives in florida. looks like he's

and arsenal strike again! a stretch from la cazette would arsenal strike again!rformance where it all came together. matthewjordan has a two—shot lead at the british masters golf after the first round. the young englishman, who is playing in only his 12th event as a professional, broke the course record at hillside in southport, making nine birdies and no bogeys in a nine—under—par round of 63. never quite expected. i knew i'd been playing quite well, but, i don't know, just from the get go, it kind of just don't know, just from the get go, it kind ofjust started perfectly, and from then on ijust kept it going, really. just tried to shoot as low asi really. just tried to shoot as low as i could, because i thought the quys as i could, because i thought the guys out there are good, as well. so just to keep going. that series is a warm—up for the cricket world cup, which gets under way in three week's time in england and wales. former england captain and bbc commentator michael vaughan believes newly qualified all—rounder jofra archer should feature in both england'

a couple of arsenal fans have turned up couple of arsenal fans have turned upfor couple of arsenal fansery close to london. no. it is very far. it has taken me three trips to get here. i went to kiev. i went to to pelissie. i managed to get a flight out this afternoon from tim lisi this afternoon. it is problematic. that is the affordable way to do it. the long route took the price down. you took the direct route. yes, i took the gamble, direct from london heathrow. i couldn't understand why it in azerbaijan. but that was selected. i shall follow. there has been criticism about baku being the home —— being the venue for this given the travelling. how do you feel about azerbaijan hosting this big match? i have no problem with it being here. my personal problem is with uefa, knowing that two english teams were likely to come here two months ago, and they‘re not helping out more, maybe organising more flights in. 0nly out more, maybe organising more flights in. only 6000 tickets. it has made it a nightmare for us to get here. but we are here. one of the other thing that has arisen around t

there were more arsenal fans than chelsea, were more arsenal fans than chelsea, we felt that on the streetsf baku, and certainly a few more red shirts. joan, how was the final for you? red it is always an honour to be at a final, to watch arsenal. the atmosphere was flat flatter than donald trump's hairpiece. we try to give as much noise as we could, and for the local supporters, people coming in from other places, there we re coming in from other places, there were a coming in from other places, there we re a lot coming in from other places, there were a lot of australians here, and other groups who support arsenal, it was sort of a chance for them to see people that they won't get the opportunity to see like we get to see these guys every week. so whilst it was a disappointment, i'm glad we've made the effort to come here and support my team and i will be back there next season supporting them. good luck to both of you on your journey them. good luck to both of you on yourjourney home and enjoy the next couple of days in baku. thank you for having us. joan and gillian, a new found friends

you do thisjob for these 30,000 fans from arsenal.ches, 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do thisjob for these matches, and 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do this job for these matches, and so, it is better for everybody to have the fans with the team. staying with chelsea, christian pulisic says he wants to reach the same levels of success at the club as eden hazard. pulisic was signed for £50 million from borussia dortmund. the usa international could be chelsea's only signing of this summer transfer window as the club is subject to a transfer ban, however they secured his signature back in immediately loaning him back to the bundesliga club. speaking to our football reporter simon stone, the midfielder says that hasn't affected his approach in the last five months, and now he's ready to develop at chelsea. people might think it's weird, but for me, it felt very natural. obviously, i was still in my situation at dortmund and it was a great season, i had a lot of fun and the whole year, i had something to look forward to as well, to come

they beat london rivals arsenal 4—1 to lift the trophy in baku.ravel difficulties for fans making the four—thousand kilometre journey from london to azerbaijan. sarah rainsford was at the stadium in baku. it's the arsenal fans that have been coming out of here, streaming out of the stadium first tonight. this isn't the result they came all the way to baku hoping for. you can see it on their faces — dejected, disappointed, angry, some of them, in fact, when we asked them about the result. now, it was an extremely long journey for a london derby, arsenal and chelsea facing off here in the olympic stadium in baku, almost 3,000 miles. for chelsea, obviously, it was worth it. this is victory. but what about the arsenal fans? hey, have you got a second? have you got have a second? yeah, i'm gutted, completely. i mean, it was expensive enough getting here, and to see my team play that shambolically is just ridiculous. was it worth coming all this way for? no. for azerbaijan, hosting big events like this one is a big deal. this is a country that wants to

chelsea beat eintracht frankfurt on penalties while arsenal won at valencia.erpool and tottenham will battle it out for the champions league final. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: two years after the grenfell tower fire in west london, the government is to spend £200 million on replacing dangerous cladding on privately—owned high—rise buildings. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. showdown in washington. the us and china hold make or break trade talks in the shadow of a fresh round of tariff hikes. potatoes and patents, by pepsico went into battle with four indian farmers over a humble vegetable. hello and welcome to the friday edition of asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. sws china jade moore. as talks resume in washington, hanging over the negotiations are the threat to raise ta riffs negotiations are the threat to raise tariffs on 300 and $25 billion worth of chinese goods. that is after he accused beijing of backtracking on a deal —— let us start with the us china trade talks. earlier michel

they beat arsenal, their london rivals 4—1.t was manager maurizio sarri's first major trophy in football, but a nightmare for arsenal in azerbaijan. sloppy defending and missed chances allowed chelsea to win in convincing fashion, and that means unai emery‘s side will have to settle for europa league football next season, and miss out on the champions league. our correspondent olly foster is in baku for us. first impressions of this baku final words particularly good, hundreds upon hundreds of empty seats and a terrible atmosphere inside the olympic stadium. it was a really flat first half, as well, arsenal's cech made a couple of decent saves, it was goalless at halftime. it got better in the second half, it had to, and stealthily ran away with the match, former arsenal player olivier giroud with a wonderful glancing header to put that one up. pedro also scared before —— scored before hazard made it 3—0 from the spot. alex iwobi, the substitute, scored a wonderful goal from outside the alex iwobi, the substitute, scored a wond

chelsea annihilating arsenal to live their fifth europa chelsea annihilating arsenal to live theirfifthtch said he thinks last night was a goodbye to chelsea. the 28—year—old says he's now waiting on both clubs to arrange a deal. and this was the scene in the chelsea changing room. plenty of champagne and selfies. chelsea skipper cesar azpiliqueta in charge of the trophy, soaked with champers, and oranges. that looks like fun. that sounds like a great night. johanna konta has become the first british woman since 1992 to reach the third round of the french open. she had to deal with illness as she beat american lauren davis — she says she's had a heavy cold since sunday, and had to blow her nose between points. may be more information than we needed. you underestimate how bad you feel when you have a cold. she plays slovakia's viktoria kuzmova next. rafa nadal is aiming for a record extending 12th men's singles title at roland garros. the 17 time grand slam champion swept the german qualifier yannick maden aside. roger federer is also through. double 0lympic champion caster semenya is ap

we got the europa league arsenal.rate, the advantage of having a partnership and attack, aubameyang and lacazette. it reminds me of the old days when i'm sure most teams used to do that kind of thing. indeed. it is the lead back prove fruitful tonight. thank you. chelsea have a crucial away goal after drawing one all with german side eintracht frankfurt. after an early setback, they recovered thanks to pedro‘s goal. patrick gearey reports. if you haven't heard much of ontrack frankfurt, once you see them, you will not forget the past. this club is built on bold, and the stands will reflect in their start. frankfurt went flying into chelsea, lu cca, frankfurt went flying into chelsea, lucca, the starstruck or steer them in front, queue thousands of rapidly overheating frank the mac supporters but gradually they lost steam, chelsea left their start eden hazard on the bench, a decision that would have been questioned at half—time, had pedro not found an answerjust before hand. timing is everything. that was the bridgehea

this stadium with all the supporters from arsenal and chelsea, i think it isa from arsenal and chelseaally i prefer with our supporters but i know we're going to play for our supporters here or london. defending french open champion rafael nadal plays german qualifer yannick maden in the next few hours. nadal‘s record win—loss record at roland garros now reads 87 wins and two losses. while roger federer is also playing later, the 2009 champion faces another german, oscar otte, for a place in the third round. it was a wet and wild stage 16 of the giro d'italia for the riders as it culminated in the gruelling 11.9km ascent of the mortirolo pass as giulio ciccone claimed the win. while richard carapaz has taken a big step towards the overall title the ecuadorian has a 1:47 minute lead heading into wednesday's stage 17. finally, gymnasts love showing off, especially when they can combine it with other sports. here's britain's 2018 commonwealth games gold medallist, dom cunningham, with an unbelievable basketball trick shot. he posted this video on instagram, and even his celebrations are p

they'll be joined by london rivals arsenal, who beat valencia... as andy swiss reports...the final in azerbaijan... may be even harder than it was for the players... the perfect ending to england's football glorious week. chelsea in the europa league final! it took them a penalty shoot out to get there but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration it was fair to say that chelsea fans did not mind. a dramatic finale to what has been an astonishing few days because also through to the europa league final arsenal. obama young! obama young! how about that! at the moment it seems england's best ijust impossible to beat. the level is very high. at this moment the premier league is the best league in the world. the result is a full house of finalists. as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league to is tottenham against liverpool. getting a ticket is no laughing matter. the stadium holds nearly 68,000 in madrid but only 16,000 tickets each to liverpool and tottenham. while in baku, despite a biggerstadium, chelsea and arsenal are getting just 6000 each on top of a 2

ahead of the europa league final against arsenal. and guilio ciccone overcomes the rain to take victory in stage 16 of the giro d'ltalia, as richard carapaz retains the race leader's pinkjersey. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from day three at the french open, in paris. after monday saw former australian open champion, caroline wozniacki, eliminated, it didn't get any easier for the big names at roland garros on tuesday. defending women's champion, simona halep, scraped through, as austin halewood reports. she may have been to the final three times before in paris but simona halep found it tough against australian, tomljanovic. after winning the opening set she lost her rhythm and lost the second. but she wa nted rhythm and lost the second. but she wanted the decider. she set up the next match with lynette. magda linette. i am happy i can win the match and i can play the second round here. the tough day for the big names continue. naomi osaka also avoiding a premature and to her bed for a third co

they beat arsenal 4—1 in baku, in azerbaijan.ll the goals were scored in the second half, with eden hazard scoring twice for chelsea. a government review has recommended that university tuition fees in england should be reduced from just over 9,000 pounds a year tojust over 7,000. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. boeing's boss issues another apology as the aircraft could be grounded until august. where could somewhere in asia grabbed the top global city ranking? good morning asia, hello world, it is the first day, glad you could join us. we start off with boeing 737 max—8 aircraft. it is unlikely to re—enter service before august, and that is the view of the airline industry's trade body. at the same time, the playmaker‘s chief executive has reiterated that the company is sorry for the lives lost on itsjets in the company is sorry for the lives lost on its jets in the wake of two deadly crashes. the entire 737 max fleet has been grounded since march, when a plane crash in ethiopia killed everyone on boa

footballer of the year wont be playing at the world cup missing out on the europa league final — arsenalabel the mickhitarayan situation unacceptable. and the best chance for england to win a world cup according to andrew strauss. also coming — we here from robin van persie. and why he's backing ogs to get it right at united. i think it is a perfect match up. hello and welcome to sportsday. she scored a hat trick for lyon as they won back to back champion league titles a few days ago and lifted the first women's ballon d'or trophy last year. so it's no surprise that norway's ada hegerberg has been crowned the bbc‘s women's footballer of the year for the second time. what might be surpising is that she wont demonstrate her talents on the biggest stage of all, at teh women's world cup this summer talents on the biggest stage of all, at the women's world cup this summer as a dispute with teh norweigian fa rumbles on. sarah mulkerinns caught up with her ahead of the tournamnet. hello. it's an art to come here and see the whole family together. i get so emotional talking about this but they h

what a goalfor arsenal. to briefly threaten the comeback. what a goal for arsenal.d be his final chelsea appearance. if it is, this wasn't a bad way to go out. arsenal humiliated, their dream finishing in tea rs. humiliated, their dream finishing in tears. the blues adding more silverware to the collection. their campaign has been turbulent, yet it culminates in glory. hazard's last game, it is u nfortu nate. hazard's last game, it is unfortunate. what does it mean for you to travel all this way to see your team when? the experience was visionary. what did you make of it asa visionary. what did you make of it as a final? as a final, the second half was good, i guess. the first half was good, i guess. the first half was good, i guess. the first half was a bit poor. and it is going to feel like a bit of a longer journey home for yourself. what did you make of it? two well, it was our only way into the champions league. that's the worst thing, really. and...i that's the worst thing, really. and... i honestly thought if we could have scored in the first half, when we we

chelsea, arsenal.ed we had to go, because when else would we get a chance to see baku and to get to see arsenal play chelsea? we left london la st arsenal play chelsea? we left london last tuesday, so it's been almost a week to get to baku, travelling 3500 miles, using different currencies, through three different countries, in different beds every night. the most high—profile absenteeism henrikh mkhitaryan, the armenian player saying he didn't feel safe to ta ke player saying he didn't feel safe to take part because of political tension between his country and the hosts, azerbaijan. on the pitch, it's all about the football. chelsea have enjoyed their fair share of european success, but this game is particularly important to their manager, who has never won a major trophy. and even that might not be enough to keep a in hisjob, nor prevent star player eden hazard from leaving the summer. a lot of speculation about individual players futures, managers futures at the clu b futures, managers futures at th

as far as we know, arsenal have a clean bill of health.both sets of players will be here to train and hold news conferences tomorrow afternoon and as for the match itself, it is on wednesday, and 8pm ca ke itself, it is on wednesday, and 8pm cake of uk time, 11pm locally. much has been needed by a non—footballing issues in the build—up from travel, tickets, visas, politics but gradually now the focus will shift to the game itself. it will be pretty warm, inaccessible 20 degrees but not too perturbing for either set of players. it is going to be the biggest sporting event that this country has ever staged. before we go, just time to give you a behind the scenes peek at anthonyjoshua's preparations for his latest world title defence. he fights andy ruinunior at madison square garden in new york on saturday night, but he's made miami his home in the run up. joshua met up with a familiar face. rory mcilroy lives in florida. you know what the ex—pat community is like. looks like he's got himself a nice pad to relax in. that's all from sportsday

arsenal arejust behind me and chelsea and then we went to tiblisi. me and chelsea are just over the road in a very luxurious hotel. both teams have trained at the olympic stadium which is just about five miles to the north—east of the city. we are waiting to see if we will get more supporters arriving for the final. this is a final that means a lot more to arsenal because they are not in the champions league at the moment and it is notjust the trophy, one of the biggest in football, but also qualification for the champions league next season that goes with it. scotland's women beat jamaica 3—2 in theirfinal warm up match ahead of the women's world cup in france and jane dougall was at hampden park for us. a record—breaking attendance here tonight, 18,555 people watching scotla nd tonight, 18,555 people watching scotland beat jamaica 3—2, tonight, 18,555 people watching scotland beatjamaica 3—2, the previous record for the women's game was just over previous record for the women's game wasjust over 4000. the home previous record for the women's game w

it's not been the result arsenal wanted.ncerning story that the player can play in the europa league final because of his nationality. he's played in 11 of their europa league games this season, no other one of their players has been on the pitch in the competition for more minutes. at the political tensions between azerbaijan and armenia that you mention, they have a long—standing conflict over a disputed region, means he won't be travelling. he missed out on the trip there with marussia dortmund. — marussia dortmund. arsenal say they are very disappointed, that they have thoroughly explored all options. after discussing it with the player and his family, they have collectively agreed he will be going. they have written to uefa saying of their deep concern. the player himself is that he has had to ta ke player himself is that he has had to take this tough decision. it is the kind of game that doesn't come around very often, i must admit it hurts me a lot to miss it, but he will be cheering on his team—mates from home. uefa

was, the way arsenal football club was, the way arsenal football club was, the way england management it be that coaches, managers, fellow professionals who were alongside you could allow this to continue? because they knew what you we re continue? because they knew what you were doing, many of them, but they just turn a blind eye. well, not all of them. there were some that, when you've got the illness you are either in denial, go away, i haven't got a problem, either in denial, go away, i haven't gota problem, minimisation, i don't like him, orjustification. you drink if you had a wife like me or a life like me. there's the kind of three issues. and other people didn't understand. i didn't understand, so why would they understand? and there was a big, huge drinking culture in the game at that point as well. so a lot of it was normalised and accepted and it was normalised and accepted and it was pushed towards certain coaches and staff, actually camaraderie, and the non— addict, some of my teammates, they bonded over it. i just stayed there for three days after. no question, you are

it was a drubbing for arsenal. result they were hoping for, and we saw them streaming out of the stadium, some people angry, some dejected, some of them in the stadium we saw earlier have been in tea rs, stadium we saw earlier have been in tears, when goal after goal kept going into the net against them. though not the result arsenal wanted, of course chelsea came out singing and dancing, this is exactly what they came here for. both of the fa ns what they came here for. both of the fans for both of these teams had an awfully long journey to get here, and that is what a lot of conversations were about before the kick—off. people discussing their crazy journeys to try to kick—off. people discussing their crazyjourneys to try to get here all the way from london or the uk, for the cheapest possible amount. the direct flights from london to here were very expensive, well over $1000 to get here. people were taking very long bus and train journeys, and then obviously arsenal fa ns journeys, and then obviously arsenal fan

and nato struck again. —— arsenal. away with it. and nato struck again. -- arsenal.tretches of the but for a nevada cat trip. this from marble we cover arsenal through the bruins were it all came together. a couple of minutes left in the moment the match adding to penalties and we are live to stamford bridge window a bit more. let's about totte n ha m. window a bit more. let's about tottenham. he was talking about spurs and liverpool after they had their comeback to make the champions league final. they will play that champions league final dye in the final dye champions league final in madrid on the 1st ofjune. they found themselves 3—0 down on aggregate to ajax, the same deficit liverpool had come back from 2a hours earlier against barcelona. spurs managed to draw it 3—3 with virtually the last kick of the game and went through on away goals. ronny rosenthal played for both clubs and thinks liverpool have the edge. the way that it's set up, it's amazing. you can think about. you think it's a dream, to see liverpool and tottenham coming from nowhere, you know. to wi

siempre lo que es arsenal para ella es como un ritual.os la suben con la silla de rueda, ella se come una hamburguesa, graciosa que le traen los mismos hinchas del club, porque la conocen, es como muy diferente en la tribuna. yo voy desde chica a la cancha, y despuÉs el hecho de llevar mi hija fue como que enseguida la incorporaron a la familia, a mi me encanta porque ella lo disfruta, mis amigos estÁn con ella siempre, está protegida, es un momento que para mÍ lo viví Único desde chica. para mÍ eso es la gloria, es hermosa. borja: carla fÍjate que te decÍa que te fin de semana serÁ el dÍa de la madre si pudieras pedir un regalo del dÍa de la madre quÉ te gustarÍa? >> es que es muy fuerte. no, siempre decÍ que mi hija me viera. carolina: te agradecemos carla por estar en la ediciÓn digita

arsenal's focus is now on the europa league according to their manager unai emery. hopes of a top—four premier league finish were effectively ended by a 1—all draw with brighton. arsenal are three points behind tottenham in fourth with one game to play but would need an eight—goal swing, as well as results going their way, to overtake their rivals. we know it's going to be difficult, and that has happened. and after that, our focus is the republic, and we can do something important. chelsea secured their place in the champions league next season with victory over watford at stamford bridge. the win, combined with arsenal's draw against brighton, means the blues are guaranteed a top—fourfinish in the premier league. the win moves chelsea up to third, one point ahead of tottenham and four points clear of the fifth—placed gunners. they said at half—time that we were sloppy and giving the ball away. i think we had to press more aggressively and not give them too much time on the ball. we did that and we won the ball back in the half and we won the ball back in the half

you could say the same about arsenal and about chelsea as well.ng now as they did at the start of the season is liverpool. that is why i put them out of the four teams to come home with a trophy. i am a liverpool fan so that is good news to me. what about the way the fans are being treated in this, the ticket allocations seem very small especially in baku for arsenal and chelsea. it seems tiny but not a shock whatsoever. i can remember at one specific occasion, uefa, fifa, it doesn't make any difference. world cup 1998, scotland are brazil. what a fabulous set of fans to put together and it was going to be a celebration. it was awful because there was only about 2000 fans from each country there in paris. the rest was all hangers on, as we would call them. it is a disgrace and shame we don't get more getting to see their team on this great moment. the other question is, english teams having to travel all the way to baku. when manchester united and arsenal went all the way to moscow, it was a shambles and a mess. hopefully uefa will look into this

chelsea have beaten arsenal by 4—1 in the europa league final in baku, azerbaijan.cketing and travel difficulties for fans having to travel nearly 4,000 km from london to baku. sarah rainsford is there. it's the arsenal fans that have been coming out of here, streaming out of the stadium first tonight. this isn't the result they came all the way to baku hoping for. you can see it on their faces — dejected, disappointed, angry, some of them, in fact, when we asked them about the result. now, it was an extremely long journey for a london derby, arsenal and chelsea facing off here in the olympic stadium in baku. almost 3,000 miles. for chelsea, obviously, it was worth it. this is victory. but what about the arsenal fans? hey, have you got a second? have you got have a second? yeah, i'm gutted, completely. i mean, it was expensive enough getting here, and to see my team play that shambolically is just ridiculous. was it worth coming all this way for? no. for azerbaijan, hosting big events like this one is a big deal. this is a country that wants to showcase itself to th

but we are arsenal. the gunners.dium. both these clubs sent back tickets and there was a fear they might be playing in front of a half empty stadium this evening. what is it looking like?” stadium this evening. what is it looking like? i am outside as you can see. it has obviously gone quiet here already, most of the crowd have already passed me. a pretty big crowd from what i can see. i have seen some photographs from inside. it is not full by any means but it looks like a good turnout. certainly that azeri football association was promising that they had sold tens of thousands of tickets for this game. you mentioned the problem specifically for fans mentioned the problem specifically forfans from mentioned the problem specifically for fans from england, mentioned the problem specifically forfans from england, from london particularly, to get here, to baku. there has been a lot of people in town the last couple of days complaining about how difficult and expensive it was to get here from london. certainly nobody exp

because also through to the europa league final are arsenal.time one country has applied all the finalists in europe's two major competitions. at the moment, it seems england's best arejust impossible to beat. the level is very high. in this moment, the premier league is the best championship in europe. perhaps in the world, i think. and the result isa the world, i think. and the result is a full house of finalists, as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league, of course, it's tottenham against liverpool. for a liverpool manager has been openly opposed to brexit, this european dominance is tinged with irony. i don't think it will happen, a lot of times, to be honest. but this year, it's nice for england, obviously, at least the big clubs in england want to stay with all they have in europe. you didn't understand that, now! because the re st of understand that, now! because the rest of the country does want that. getting a ticket, though, may be no laughing matter. at the champions league final in madrid, the stadium holds nearly

so there you were as a 17—year—old, make your debut for arsenal.lay for two decades for the team you loved from childhood. and you also, of course, played for england for more than 60 times. you know you were at the top of the tree. but through much of that you were, frankly, drinking your way through life. off the planet, yeah. in such a chaotic state. your marriage fell apart. you were doing things that ended up humiliating you, you ended up briefly in prison because you drank while driving. yeah. you were a mess. laughter. thank you! yeah, my drinking career and my football career ran with side—by—side. the first time i picked it up, i picked it up at 17, and i drank for effect. i never liked the taste — which is the insanity. if i drank brandy i would be sick straight up so i used to put it in the guinness to keep it down. i tried to be a good drinker, but i wasn't. i was a complete mess, as you said. at the start, iwas man, 17, 18, i9, 20, football was enough for me. it was just weekends. it was a progressive illness for me. saturday night int

we never had an argument or fight, me and arsen, separate them.d an argument orfight, me and arsen, we just had different ideas. he was one of the biggest reasons i signed. alex pushed the guys to pass the ball to me, and if it went in on the crucial moments, after a few months, i think everyone at the club had a feeling, this is going to be our year. having played for the best, robin van persie now believes ole gunnar solskjaer is the right man to return manchester united to former glory. everyone should look at the bigger picture, the way he presents the club is the proper way, in my opinion. he is positive, he wants to achieve big things with the club. i think it is a perfect match, they arejust think it is a perfect match, they are just having a bad spell. time for robin van persie is up, he retired last week in rotterdam, back where it began. format clubs, one country under world cup finalist. in english football and on the global stage, the flying dutchman left his mark. commentator: what a fantastic goal! such an impressive career. that is

arsenal returned over 2,000 tickets, chelsea has returned something similar as well.t out there, but it's not going to be a particularly buoyant atmosphere fitting of a final, many delegates and locals are going to be in the stadium, but not so many fans from the -- from chelsea and arsenal. now, it is going to be a very strange atmosphere, and the chelsea captain has said that he expects a strange atmosphere, and it's maybe a shame that more fans can't make it out there. >> it's a pity that we can did not get more support because it is such a place to get into it it's a long journey. and i'm sure and i know that a lot of supporters out there, they would like to go there. they are not able to goch as i said before it's a pity we would like something different. like the last time we played the final, that was amazing, but we're not the ones who choose the place. >> this is a big club. big club is about this, try to win trophies it doesn't matter if you have a change or not. he won 50 titles so some think it is great also we are in another europe final, so we're going t

a quote from the former manager of arsenal. he hits out at against the fa ct arsenal.ing in azerbaijan, one of their players cannot travel there. azerbaijan, one of their players cannot travelthere. he is azerbaijan, one of their players cannot travel there. he is an armenian footballer and a hero in his small country. a key player for arsenal and such is the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia, and ongoing diplomatic dispute, that it is felt arsenal cannot guarantee his personal safety and so they had to leave him behind for this important match. and that is a scandal in its own rightjust match. and that is a scandal in its own right just so match. and that is a scandal in its own rightjust so badly on match. and that is a scandal in its own right just so badly on the authorities, the european football body in this case who chosen their wisdom, and we still don't know why, to rather than have the europa league final in europe as you would expect it, they are having it in azerbaijan where no fans can reach, where they will play in a half empty stadium and where it

arsenal lead valencia 3—i, they travel to spain.ave all but ended their hopes of a top fourfinish and champions league qualification through the league — leaving winning the europa league their only path to the top table of european football next season. we finish it in the premier league is, not a possibility but we are in this competition tomorrow. and with big ambition, with a strong mentality and with a full motivation. i want to enjoy tomorrow, i want to play tomorrow. much as like that, in this moment, the semifinal is difficult and for one important target after that, i think it is all positive for us. that's all from sportsday. an incredible night in the champions league again. coming up in a moment, the papers. see same. —— maxi you soon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are daily mirror columnist, susie boniface and brexit editor of the telegraph, asa bennett. they've had a forward view of the papers, let's bring you in. master archie harrison mountbatten—wind

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the europa league final kicks off its just a few hours but under a cloud fans from english clubs arsenal and chelsea are mostly steering clear of the box with stadium in azerbaijan as the country contends with human rights issues and the fact that it's a long a long way from blocked. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program nigeria's president mohamad hari has been sworn in for a 2nd and final term the 76 year old took the oath of office and open air ceremony in the capital of gujarat but he did not give and then on hero address a number of regional leaders attended the low key event in africa's most populous nation. and our correspondent on a char has been following the inauguration and. people are packing up here at eagle square and if you look to my right that's the stage for president hu hari was sworn in for a 2nd time in his life but this time around the ceremony was rather low key it was rather short as well due to security concerns but also due to the fact that democracy day that usually takes place in may 29th has been moved to june 12th is another reason why probably it's better t