David Luiz: ‘We have to beat Unai Emery as well as Arsenal in the final’
Chelsea’s Brazilian defender enjoyed his brief spell working with Unai Emery at PSG and looks forward to meeting in the Europa League final in Baku
David Luiz has enjoyed a characteristically eventful season. He is the object of voluble criticism every time he plays badly and November brought the unusual sight of the Brazilian defender arguing with a betting company on its Instagram feed after Chelsea lost to Spurs. His role in Bournemouth’s second goal in a 4-0 away defeat in January was also subjected to exhaustive (over-)analysis. And yet, come the end of the season, here he is: David Luiz has a new two-year contract at Stamford Bridge and is about to play the second Europa League final of his bifurcated Blues career.
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