Didier Drogba has sent a message of consolation to his former teammate Petr Cech after Arsenal’s 4-1 defeat to Chelsea in the final of the Uefa Europa League on Wednesday.
Cech will retire at the end of the season and made his final career appearance in the encounter, where he featured for the duration of the game.
Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi’s solitary strike for the Gunners was not enough to them claw from behind after Eden Hazard’s brace and strikes from Olivier Giroud and Pedro Rodriguez.
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The defeat denied the 37-year-old Czech Republic international a chance to end his career with a trophy.