UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says English clubs don't help themselves "in the popularity within European football" after the backlash from Arsenal and Chelsea surrounding the venue and location choice of this year's Europa League final in Baku. Ticketing and travel issues featured prominently in the build-up to the final on May 29; it was a 5,500-mile round trip to Azerbaijan from London for U.K-based Chelsea and Arsenal fans, both clubs also returned over half of their 12,000 overall ticket allocation for the game. Gunners midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan opted not to play in their 4-1 defeat following concerns about the Armenian national's status in the Caucasus state...
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