On May 29, in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, the final of the Europa League will take place, where two London teams - "Chelsea" and "Arsenal" will meet.
Due to political reasons, "Arsenal" will have to play in these matches without Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who decided not to travel to Azerbaijan for his safety.
The defender of the "Gunners" Sokratis Papastathopoulos said that the loss of the Armenian is painful, but his teammates must strive to win the final for him.
"Of course, the loss of Mkhitaryan is huge. We are very disappointed, but we must win the final for him.
We have to play our own game in these matches and believe in our strengths. I think if we give our all and have enough luck, which is also important in such format matches, then we can fight for trophies," said S. Papastathopoulos.
H. Mkhitaryan played 39 matches for "Arsenal" this season, scored 6 goals, and made 7 assists.
