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P27 Layout 1 Established 1961 27 Sports Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Mkhitaryan to miss Europa League final over safety fears Henrikh absence will be a big blow as Arsenal needs to qualify for Champions League LONDON: Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s safety in Baku. “Working alongside Mkhitaryan will miss the Europa League final against Arsenal FC, UEFA sought and received assurances Chelsea in Baku amid fears over his safety. regarding the player’s safety in Azerbaijan from the Mkhitaryan’s well-being was a concern for Arsenal highest authorities in the country,” a UEFA state- due to the tense political dispute between Armenia ment read. and final hosts Azerbaijan. “As a result of these guarantees, a comprehensive The Premier League club have decided against security plan was developed and given to the club. Mkhitaryan travelling with the rest of Unai Emery’s “While the club acknowledges the efforts that UEFA squad for next Wednesday’s game. “We are very dis- and the Azeri government have gone to in this mat- appointed to announce that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will ter, we respect the personal decision not to travel not be travelling with the squad for our UEFA Europa with the player.” League final against Chelsea,” an Arsenal statement Mkhitaryan had featured in 11 games during the announced yesterday. Europa League campaign and his absence will be a “We have thoroughly explored all the options for big blow as Arsenal look for the victory they need to Micki to be part of the squad but after discussing this qualify for next season’s Champions League. with Micki and his family we have collectively agreed “We have written to UEFA expressing our deep he will not be in our travelling party.” Azerbaijan’s concerns about this situation,” the Arsenal statement ambassador to the UK, Tahir Taghizadeh, had insisted added. “We’re also very sad that a player will miss Mkhitaryan would be free from any threat of vio- out on a major European final in circumstances such lence, but it was reported the star didn’t believe he as this, as it is something that comes along very rarely would be safe on the pitch. in a footballer’s career. “Having considered all the current options, we had “Micki has been a key player in our run to the final LONDON: Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil (2L) and Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (2R) to take the tough decision for me not to travel with so this is a big loss for us from a team perspective.” watch as Arsenal’s German defender Shkodran Mustafi (R) vies for the ball during a team training session at the squad to the UEL Final against Chelsea,” Armenia captain Mkhitaryan skipped the Gunners’ Arsenal’s London Colney training centre in St. Albans yesterday ahead of their Europa League final football match Mkhitaryan tweeted. “It’s the kind of game that does- Europa League fixture against Qarabag in October against Chelsea on May 29. — AFP n’t come along very often for us players and I must because of tensions caused by a dispute over the admit, it hurts me a lot to miss it. I will be cheering my Nagorny Karabakh region. teammates on! Let’s bring it home.” Azerbaijan and Armenia have feuded over in the early 1990s. A ceasefire was agreed in 1994 but that Mkhitaryan also did not travel to Azerbaijan with UEFA, European football’s governing body, insist- Nagorny Karabakh since Armenian separatists seized the two countries remain locked in a bitter dispute former club Borussia Dortmund for a Europa League ed they had done all they could to ensure the territory in a war that claimed about 30,000 lives with frequent exchanges of fire, and tensions are such match against Galaba FK in 2015. — AFP Xavi’s last match ends No room for in defeat for Al Sadd sentiment as TEHRAN: Xavi Hernandez’s dazzling career came to a low-key end when his Qatari side Al Sadd were beaten 2- Giroud gears up 0 by Iranian giants Persepolis in their last group match of the AFC Champions League on Monday. to face Arsenal The 39-year-old midfield genius, who helped Spain win the World Cup in 2010 and won four UEFA Champions League titles and eight La Liga titles with LONDON: Olivier Giroud is relishing the Barcelona, was cheered by fans at the Azadi Stadium in prospect of beating his old Arsenal team-mates Tehran where already-eliminated Persepolis produced an when he lines up for Chelsea in the Europa improved display to register only their second win in six League final in Baku on May 29. The 32-year- matches. old French World Cup winner’s move across Just 11,000 spectators were present in the 100,000- London 18 months ago has failed to deliver the capacity stadium, mostly wearing the red of Persepolis, regular first team football he hoped after falling who won the Iranian league title days before this match. behind compatriot Alexandre Lacazette and Several home fans brandished banners reading “Adios Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the pecking Xavi” to show their appreciation of the player who with order at Arsenal. Andres Iniesta formed the backbone of one of Barcelona’s However, he has played a huge part in the greatest ever sides. Blues run to the Europa League final and is the Xavi was also honoured by the Persepolis management joint top scorer in this season’s competition with who presented him with a jersey featuring the number six 10 goals. “I always like playing against my old he has worn in his career. But Al Sadd’s second defeat in a TEHRAN: Sadd’s midfielder Xavi runs with the ball during the AFC Champions League group D football match between Iran’s Persepolis and Qatar’s Al Sadd at the Azadi Stadium at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. -—AFP teams,” Giroud, won three FA Cups in five-and- row, following their 4-1 thrashing by domestic rivals Al a-half years at Arsenal, told the Daily Mail. Duhail in last week’s Amir Cup final in Doha, meant Xavi’s “It’s going to be tough, and it could be painful illustrious career ended in a low-key fashion. Xavi told Spain’s Efe agency in Tehran just hours before tournament, although Xavi will not play on, and they had if it’s not going the right way, but you have to put facing Persepolis. hoped a victory on Monday would be an apt send-off for the feelings and memories aside. “I enjoyed the LOW-KEY SEND-OFF “I think football has bid farewell to one of the best their captain who has been with them for four years. years I spent there. It has been a big part of my Xavi, who became the first player in history to play 150 players in the world ... it was beautiful to work with a play- But although the Spaniard produced some signature career, my first club in England and it will always UEFA Champions League matches, has indicated that he er with Xavi’s calibre,” Al Sadd’s current head coach passes and saw a late free-kick sail agonisingly over be special, but now I feel my blood is blue. The will stay in Qatar to begin a coaching career, probably Jesualdo Ferreira said after the match. the goal, it was Persepolis who made the most of their same as the national team, blue suits me well.” remaining in a highly-paid role with Al Sadd, rather than Ferreira has predicted Xavi “will be a great manager”. chances. Early on, Xavi collected the ball and passed Giroud, who yesterday signed a one-year return to Spain. Fellow Al Sadd midfielder Gabi also paid tribute to his to Baghdad Bounedjah but the Algerian’s lob was contract extension with the Blues, says he found “The idea is to start as a coach in Qatar, where there is captain and fellow Spaniard, calling him a “role model”. Al pushed away by Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza no problem in fitting in with his Chelsea team- less pressure, to test myself and get some experience,” Sadd had already qualified for the last 16 of the Asian Beiranvand. — AFP mates following his reported £18million ($22.9 million) transfer. “I settled in quickly. I felt like part of the family Frankfurt-based FAZ newspaper wrote on Saturday straight away,” said Giroud. “I knew a few of the ‘Exciting, but weak’, the German top-flight was “exciting, but weak”, adding Women’s WCup players and I’m a sociable person, I always try to the league produced “masses of losers”. communicate.” Giroud believes there is a more It was certainly true in the Champions League this cut-throat culture at his new club compared to Is the Bundesliga year, as all four Bundesliga clubs were knocked out by coach dares China the Gunners and part of the reason why Chelsea the last 16. have outstripped Arsenal for silverware over the in decline? Bayern, Dortmund and Schalke were all convincingly to ‘dream big’ past decade. beaten by English opposition, meaning there was no “Maybe you would get more time at Arsenal. German team in the quarter-finals for the first time SHANGHAI: China’s coach admits his side are “far They would be more patient,” he added. “At BERLIN: Bayern Munich may have wrapped up a sev- since 2006. apart” from the elite but has nevertheless told them to Chelsea you have to be ready quickly because in enth successive Bundesliga title on Saturday, but their Eintracht Frankfurt’s fairytale run to the Europa defy expectations at next month’s Women’s World Cup.
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