Chelsea come up against Arsenal in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, a game you can listen to LIVE on talkSPORT.
It’s a match that both sides will be desperate to win for different reasons as Arsenal must are playing to secure Champions League football for next season, while Chelsea are more playing to add to their trophy cabinet and deny their London rivals too.
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Arsenal and Chelsea are fighting it out for this trophy
The final is being played in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, which has attracted some criticism because of the difficulty fans have travelling there.
Meanwhile, Gunners midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has not gone with his team-mates due to fears over his safety as a result of Armenia’s [Mkhitaryan’s homeland] long-running conflict with Azerbaijan.
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Mkhitaryan will not play the final due Armenia and Azerbaijan’s long-running conflict
Obviously both Arsenal and Chelsea have arrived with relative ease and are staying at luxury hotels.
The Sun managed to obtain pictures of the lavish Four Seasons Hotel where the Chelsea team are staying.
For a city view room, the basic rate is £220 per night in a typical weekend in August.
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Chelsea are staying in a lovely Baku hotel
Unsurprisingly, the price goes up to £850 for the plushest two-bedroom suite the hotel has to offer. The hotel has 171 rooms, many of which overlook the Caspian Sea.
Below you can see best pictures of the hotel where Maurizio Sarri’s men are staying.
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The outside of the Four Seasons Hotel in Baku
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The Chelsea team will be living the luxurious life before their final
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A Chelsea player could sleep in this very room!
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The hotel also boasts a lovely swimming pool
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A bar for players to celebrate or drown their sorrows after the game
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A lovely view of Baku from the hotel
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However, the fans making the near 2,500-mile trip may not be so lucky and may have to think about some cheaper options.
So we at talkSPORT.com have scoured the cheapest places to stay in Baku that are being advertised on Booking.com and we found this ‘hostel’ which costs just £2-a-night!
Yasamal Hostel, which is located 11 miles away from Baku’s Olympic Stadium, boasts free WiFi, parking, a 24-hour front desk AND you’re even allowed to bring your pets.
There’s a free cancellation option before 6pm on the day you’re due to check-in and you pay the money upon arrival. But as you can see from the pictures below this is hardly a surprise…
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We think this is the back door…
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This room comes with a cupboard for your clothes!
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A cooker with a cabinet that looks slightly unstable…
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A kettle that’s not plugged in, a knife and a jam jar filled with who knows what
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