Arsenal and Chelsea have returned over half of their combined allocation of 12,000 tickets for next week’s Europa League final due to the difficulty and great expense for fans travelling to Azerbaijan. Arsenal had initially complained over their small allocation but confirmed to AFP that they have returned 2,200 tickets for the Gunners’ first European final in 13 years. AFP understands that Chelsea have sold just 2,000 of their 6,000 allocations. The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust joined other supporters’ groups in criticising UEFA for the location of the final but also turned on their own club’s handling of the affair. “Baku is a totally unsuitable location for a major European final.

Source: Punch May 24, 2019 17:03 UTC