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Arsenal offer UEFA venue assistance: Fans struggle to reach Baku, and players’ safety isn’t guaranteed there

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Getty Images | "Moving forward, we would urge UEFA to ensure that supporter logistics and requirements are a key part of any future decisions for final venues, as what has happened this season is unacceptable, and cannot be repeated," writes Arsenal in a statement on their official website. The club is also desperate for UEFA to guarentee safety for their Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Right) during the Europa League final in Baku in Azerbaijan.

Arsenal offer UEFA assistance in future decisions on final venues, as “what has happened this season is unacceptable, and cannot be repeated”.

Conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan mean Arsenal are yet to receive acceptable guarantees that their Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be safe in Baku.

16 May 2019 - 4:21 PM

By Christian Fomsgaard Jensen

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