Eden Hazard struck a superb double as Chelsea turned on the style to thrash Arsenal 4-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.
On what is likely to be Hazard’s last appearance for the club, he yet again produced the goods – converting from the penalty spot and finishing off a slick attacking move with the Blues’ third and fourth goals of the evening.
After a drab first half showing from both sides, Chelsea produced a rampant second-half display to blow away Unai Emery’s side.
Former Gunner Olivier Giroud broke the deadlock after converting Emerson’s inviting cross from the left with a brilliant header.
One became two on the hour mark as Hazard slipped a brilliant ball through to Pedro, who in turn whipped the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.
And the game was as good as over five minutes later, as Hazard stepped up to send Petr Cech the wrong way after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was penalised for clumsily bundling over Giroud.
Substitute Alex Iwobi’s explosive effort gave what proved to be a brief lifeline for the Gunners, as the imperious Hazard capped off a slick passing move, linking up brilliantly with Giroud before rolling the past a helpless Cech to end the match as a contest three minutes later.
