Arsenal have several strong supporting factors to win the Europa League this season. Moreover, the opponents faced were Chelsea, a fellow English League team from London.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea don’t have titles this season. The Europa League trophy is the only title that can be achieved by one team to end the season with his head held high.
The top flight in the second European caste competition can also be a betting position for both managers. However, the biggest pressure fell on Maurizio Sarri, who has been set a high target since the start of the season.
The Blues have a better performance than Arsenal in the Premier League final standings this season. Despite failing to compete in the championship seat, Sarri managed to bring Chelsea to finish in third place or two steps higher than the achievement of the Gunners.
However, various parties including Sportskeeda predict Arsenal have the motivation as well as a greater chance to win the Europa League trophy this season.
Here are three factors that can lead Arsenal to win the Europa League:
1. Tickets Towards the Champions League
For Chelsea, winning the Europa League only adds one title in their collection cabinet. There is no specific goal to win this competition considering they have saved one ticket to the Champions League.
As for Arsenal, Europa League champions are the only way to appear in the Champions League next season. If not, Arsenal must return to play in the arena of the second caste European club again.
Arsenal have missed the Champions League this season. The presence of a number of new players, including Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Bernd Leno and Sokratis, still hasn’t been able to lift the Gunners to the top four of the Premier League this season.
The ambition to play in the Champions League could be an additional motivation for Arsenal to beat Chelsea. Moreover, a number of players of the Gunners star clearly want to show off at the top level of European competition.
2. Emery Familiar with the Europa League Champion
Arsenal manager Unai Emery is quite familiar with the Europa League. The man from Spain was recorded three times lifting the Europa League title, which was all won with Sevilla.
Unmitigated, the three titles of the second caste competition on the Blue Continent were won three consecutive seasons when handling Sevilla. Liverpool became Emery’s last victim in the 2015/2016 season.
At that time, Liverpool handled Juergen Klopp was forced to surrender 1-3 by Sevilla. Despite being left behind first, Sevilla were able to turn things around thanks to a pair of Coke goals and one goal from Kevin Gameiro.
Emery’s brilliant record on the Europa League stage could have been infected by Arsenal. Moreover, this victory can be a ticket to the Champions League next season.
3. Have a Duet of Death Attackers
London Cannon Team has the most respected front-line duet in the Europa League this season, namely Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. The duo of the striker contributed seven goals when getting rid of Valencia in the semifinals.
Overall, Aubameyang has packed eight goals while Lacazette has five goals in this event. They are included in the list of fertile duets in this competition.
The number of individual goals of both players is indeed inferior to Olivier Giroud who has so far collected 10 goals. However, the Aubameyang-Lacazette duet almost never stopped scoring.
With the quality and sharpness that is possessed, Arsenal bomber duo can be a deadly bullet when facing Chelsea.
