{"id":447341,"date":"2019-05-29T20:14:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T00:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=447341"},"modified":"2019-05-29T20:16:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T00:16:27","slug":"chelsea-player-ratings-eden-hazard-steals-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/05\/29\/chelsea-player-ratings-eden-hazard-steals-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Player Ratings: Eden Hazard Steals the Show as Andreas Christensen Shines in Europa League Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday night saw Chelsea<\/a> lift the Europa League<\/a> after beating Arsenal<\/a> 4-1 in Baku. A poor first-half turned into a goal-fest of a tie after the restart, with the Blues taking all the glory.<\/p>\n

Maurizio Sarri<\/a>‘s side dominated proceedings in the second half as they took advantage of the Gunners’ decision not to turn up after the half-time whistle.<\/p>\n

But, without further ado, here are your Chelsea player ratings.<\/p>\n

Eden Hazard Steals the Show as Andreas Christensen Shines: Chelsea Player Ratings<\/h2>\n

Goalkeeper and Defence<\/h2>\n

Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/a> – 7<\/p>\n

Looked a little uncomfortable in the early stages of the game and was perhaps fortunate to not have given away a penalty in the first half when Alexandre Lacazette<\/a> looked to take the ball past him.<\/p>\n

Despite not being able to do anything about Alex Iwobi’s stunner, the Spaniard made an excellent late save to deny the aforementioned Frenchman late in the game.<\/p>\n

Cesar Azpilicueta<\/a> – 7<\/p>\n

Solid ‘Dave’! The right-back continued to put in a reliable performance for the Blues at the back and helped to restrict Arsenal from threatening on his side of the pitch.<\/p>\n

Made vital challenges, but did the job he needed to.<\/p>\n

David Luiz<\/a> – 7<\/p>\n

He was defensively strong on Wednesday night and managed to put in a commanding shift when the ball was in the air.<\/p>\n

Despite his ability at the back coming into question, the Brazilian managed to get through the game without any questionable decisions.<\/p>\n

Andreas Christensen<\/a> – 8<\/p>\n

Outstanding! The young Dane centre-back put in an excellent shift in the absence of Antonio Rudiger and looks deserving<\/a> of a regular place in the Chelsea team for many years to come.<\/p>\n

He made crucial blocks and was a thorn in Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a>‘s side all night.<\/p>\n

Emerson Palmieri<\/a> – 8<\/p>\n

One of Chelsea’s best players in the first half, as he looked to threaten the Arsenal defence with a number of quality deliveries and lung-bursting runs as he got forward.<\/p>\n

He finally earned his reward when he assisted for Olivier Giroud with a great cross.<\/p>\n

Midfield<\/h2>\n

Jorginho<\/a> – 7<\/p>\n

Did his job without going noticed too much.<\/p>\n

Continued to keep play ticking over for Chelsea with his passing quality and managed to pull the strings in midfield with Aaron Ramsey<\/a> absent.<\/p>\n

N’Golo Kante<\/a> – 7<\/p>\n

Rated ’50\/50′ ahead of kick-off (as reported by Adam Crafton for the Daily Mail<\/a>), the France international showed no signs of any injury and bossed the midfield as he normally does.<\/p>\n

He won a number of battles in the second half and seemed to get better as the game went on.<\/p>\n

Mateo Kovacic<\/a> – 8<\/p>\n

Arguably had one of his best games in a Chelsea shirt.<\/p>\n

The Croatian bossed the midfield with his partners in crime and showed what he can bring to the table if he were to be at Stamford Bridge permanently.<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/h2>\n

Pedro<\/a> – 8<\/p>\n

Had a quiet first 45 minutes, however, he showed everyone why he is a highly decorated footballer following the restart.<\/p>\n

Netting Chelsea’s second, the former Barcelona man made it six goals in the final stage of a competition.<\/p>\n

Eden Hazard<\/a> – 9<\/p>\n

What a way to bow out as a Chelsea player. His time at the Blues appears to be all but over (via an interview on\u00a0Chelsea’s official website<\/a>), however, he will likely leave the club with the best possible present he could.<\/p>\n

His two goals ensured the club would end the campaign with silverware and will be missed by everyone associated with the west London outfit.<\/p>\n

Olivier Giroud<\/a> – 8<\/p>\n

He was always likely going to score against Arsenal as it seemed destined in the stars and ensured he would have finished as the competition’s top goalscorer.<\/p>\n

Having opened the scoring, he also won the penalty and then assisted the Chelsea’s fourth to cap off an excellent night.<\/p>\n

Substitutes<\/h2>\n

Willian<\/a> – 6<\/p>\n

Came on with just 20 minutes to go and contributed with moments of skill and almost scored, however, he hardly had enough time to make a significant impact on the game.<\/p>\n

Ross Barkley<\/a> – 6<\/p>\n

Replaced Kovacic in the 75th minute but did not do anything of note in the 15 minutes he had on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Davide Zappacosta<\/a> – N\/A<\/p>\n

Had a couple of minutes towards the end of the game, however, there was nothing to shout about.<\/p>\n

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