Arsenal and Chelsea have been challenging each other in recent years in the second tier of English football. That in which they are by pure mandate of Manchester City and Liverpool , with the last final of the Europa League as the maximum exponent of that difference. While those of Klopp raised the 'orejona' in the Metropolitan before a Tottenham that managed to sneak into their party, gunners and blues met in Baku to dispute the second European scepter. The Chelsea , still Hazard as a star, swept his neighbor Londonand began to destroy the foundations that Unai Emery had built on the Emirates. The Spanish coach left the bench shortly after the start of this season and was replaced by a Mikel Arteta who was arriving to solve long-term problems. The London management gave him the keys to the organization, aware that it was necessary to clean the locker room and return to the ' Wenger style ', the one that had made Arsenal one of the best teams in Europe. The Premier League, the strongest league in the continent, punished a squad that was not yet ready to play what Arteta wanted, and the Gunners stayed out of the Top-6 for the first time in 25 years. Chelsea, despite having lost their star, rose to a fourth position that consolidated Lampard's project.

That is why yesterday's victory in the FA Cup final has been so important for the Spaniard and his team. Winning the Great London Derby at Wembley (2-1) means getting a ticket for Europe and dignifies Arteta's first season in the city before starting the mandatory changes in the squad: Mesut Özil , for example, already saw the game of holiday in Turkey. The Spanish has achieved his first title as a coach, but the most important thing is that he has put more than the first stone of his project in the club that he captained as a player.

On the field, the Gunners suffered in the opening minutes against a Chelsea that ended up launching the Premier, in full fight with Leicester for the Champions . Both teams have similar game systems, with the famous three centrals, two lanes to add men on the rival field and fast footballers in attack. Lampard relied on the versatility of Mason Mount and Pulisic , and his two young stars gifted him 0-1 after five minutes of play against the flimsy rival defense.

The final was blue until the bad luck of Azpilicueta , who in a few minutes committed a penalty on Aubameyang that the Gabonese sent to the net, and had to withdraw from the pitch due to a muscle injury. Without their captain, Chelsea broke down and Ceballos began to lead Arsenal. The Spanish directed some possessions that began with the goalkeeper, in the purest Guardiola style , and which ended in balls for Pépé, Lacazette and Aubameyang , some bullets. The latter sentenced the clash after a brilliant cut on Zouma , similar to that famous Messi to Boateng , to bite the ball before the departure of Caballero, who returned to occupy the position of Kepa . Arteta's embrace with Aubameyang at the end of the match is a reflection of what will be the 'new' Arsenal.

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