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Chelsea have won each of their last four penalty shootouts at Stamford Bridge, with this their first in European competition at home. This is the first time that all four places in the Champions League/European Cup and Europa League/UEFA Cup finals will be filled by one country. Chelsea have reached their first major European final since the 2013 Europa League, when they beat Benfica 2-1 under manager Rafael Benitez. Chelsea have never lost a home game against German opponents in all competitions (W7 D3). Eintracht Frankfurt have only lost one of their last nine away Europa League games (W5 D3). The German side have scored in all seven of their games on the road in the competition this season. Luka Jovic has scored 10 goals in the Europa League this season; no player has netted more (level with Olivier Giroud). Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has had a hand in 24 goals in 26 appearances at Stamford Bridge in 2018-19 (13 goals, 11 assists). Ruben Loftus-Cheek has b...

Manchester United  and Chelsea will go head-to-head on Sunday in what could prove to be a pivotal battle in the race to qualify for next season’s  Champions League . Just three points separate fourth-placed Chelsea and sixth-placed Manchester United before their  Premier League  clash, with  Arsenal  sandwiched in between them in the table. The three sides look set to be fighting it out for one remaining Champions League spot, with Tottenham Hotspur perhaps just out of reach in third, and United could effectively be out of the running, should they suffer defeat to Maurizio Sarri’s men. However, Paul Merson is expecting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men to keep their hopes alive with a vital three points – and believes Marcus Rashford will be the man to make the difference.