Goalkeeper Petr Cech has decided that the upcoming confrontation with his former team will be his last match in his career. In the 2018-2019 season, he was often chosen by coach Unai Emery to start in the Europa League arena instead of goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
However, the Spanish coach has not announced specifically whether the Czech Republic goalkeeper will have a chance to play in the upcoming final.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, coach Unai Emery said: I have a lot of respect for him. His career has been incredible, as a normal person and a professional goalkeeper.
I think he deserves to be trusted, not because I'm talking to you guys here. That is because Petr Cech's career told us that he is a gentleman.
Tomorrow, Cech may or may not start. I will decide this but he deserves respect. This will be his last match as Cech has decided to end his career. I want to do something important for him.
The victory over Chelsea in Azerbaijan will help Arsenal qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. They can't do that by finishing in the top four of the Premier League. However, coach Emery does not think this is the ultimate goal.
He shared with the press: Ch Chelsea won this tournament with Rafa Benitez. At that time, there was no chance to reach the UEFA Champions League through the Europa League.
The top goal of football teams around the world is to compete with the ability to win the championship. That is the greatest goal. Second, the victory will take us to the UEFA Champions League through this arena.
Along with that, coach Unai Emery affirmed that he wanted to help Arsenal win every title they could, becoming one of the top 10 teams in the world.
In the upcoming match, he will still not have the services of long-term injured players such as Ramsey, Denis Suarez, Bellerin or Rob Holding. In addition, Mkhitaryan has not traveled to Azerbaijan with his teammates due to political factors.
The 2018-2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal will take place at Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku, Azerbaijan) at 2:00 a.m. on May 30. This match will be broadcast on K+PM channel.
