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Ed McCambridge

‘I didn’t celebrate the goal too much out of respect, but it was an incredible feeling’ Olivier Giroud recalls sinking former club Arsenal with Chelsea in the 2019 Europa League Final

Olivier Giroud celebrates with his Chelsea team-mates after scoring against Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku in May 2019.

Given the fierce rivalries at the upper end of English football, it’s rare to see stars move between top clubs. When it does happen, it tends to have dramatic consequences.

It wasn’t a surprise, therefore, to see Olivier Giroud take his former side to the sword when lining up for Chelsea against Arsenal in the 2019 Europa League Final, scoring and assisting as the Blues ran out 4-1 winners.

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