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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa the shoot-out hero in tense semi-final

Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga celebrates winning the penalty shootout. [Reuters]

Maurizio Sarri admitted Chelsea rode their luck to reach the Europa League final as Kepa Arrizabalaga's penalty heroics clinched a dramatic 4-3 shoot-out win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.

Sarri's side will face London rivals Arsenal in an all-Premier League final in Baku on May 29 as for the first time all four finalists in the Champions and Europa League come from England.

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