Mkhitaryan was touched by Sokratis’ kind gesture and has told him to win the final tomorrow.
The Europa League Final has to go down as one of the most badly organised football matches in UEFA’s history. Mkhitaryan’s absence has been just one of the problems to plague this final.
The sheer difficulty of getting to Baku has meant that Arsenal have sent back 2,300 tickets, while Chelsea have only sold 2,000 of their 6,000 allocation.
Journalists who have flown out are also reporting increased taxi fares and overbooking of hotel rooms, so it seems that for those making the long journey to Baku are in for a tough time.