{"id":3885,"date":"2013-05-19T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T08:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/wenger-blast-chelsea-blues-europa-league-win-is-a-reward-for-failure\/"},"modified":"2013-05-19T08:25:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T08:25:48","slug":"wenger-blast-chelsea-blues-europa-league-win-is-a-reward-for-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/wenger-blast-chelsea-blues-europa-league-win-is-a-reward-for-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenger blast Chelsea: Blues Europa League win is a reward for failure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, says Chelsea\u2019s triumph in the Europa League is a \u201creward for failure\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Gunners London rivals, defeated Benfica 2-1 in the finals played at the Amsterdam ArenA, but the Frenchman was not impressed and called for UEFA to stop clubs from dropping into the Europa League from the Champions League.<\/p>\n

When he was asked if Chelsea winning the trophy made him jealous, he replied: \u201cNo, no. You just wonder once again, you have two teams who are basically in the final who were in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe raised that question many times at UEFA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it right to reward teams basically for failure? Their target at the start of the season was the Champions League, not to win the Europa League.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teams who go through to the last 16 of the Champions League don\u2019t have a chance afterwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had won the Europa League like Chelsea, I\u2019d have been happy as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a trophy. But it would be easiest if no clubs from the Champions League dropped down. Then you can say that the teams who start the Europa League fight in it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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