▁record ▁ 1 3 th ▁FA ▁Cup ▁tro phy ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Ch else a ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁Ar sen al ▁repeated ▁the ▁fe at ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁FA ▁Community ▁Sh ield , ▁winning ▁ 4 – 1 ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁ended ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁" AB BA " ▁penalty ▁taking ▁system ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁The ▁Football ▁Association . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁met ▁in ▁their ▁first - ever ▁European ▁final , ▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁Europa ▁League , ▁where ▁Ch else a ▁defeated ▁Ar sen al ▁ 4 – 1 ▁to ▁cl inch ▁their ▁second ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁final ▁career ▁match ▁of ▁Pet r ▁Č ech , ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁both ▁teams ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁who ▁have ▁played ▁for ▁or ▁managed ▁both ▁teams ▁ ▁Ar sen al ▁to ▁Ch else a ▁ ▁Sand y ▁Mac F ar lane ▁▁ ▁Jimmy ▁Sh arp ▁▁ ▁Les lie ▁Knight on ▁▁ ▁Bob ▁Turn b ull ▁▁ ▁Ted ▁Dra ke ▁▁ ▁Tommy ▁Do ch ert y ▁▁ ▁All an ▁Young ▁▁ ▁John ▁H oll ins ▁▁ ▁Tommy ▁Bald win ▁▁ ▁Alan ▁Hudson ▁▁ ▁Graham ▁R ix ▁▁ ▁C live ▁Allen ▁▁ ▁Peter ▁Nicholas ▁▁ ▁David ▁Roc ast le ▁▁ ▁Em manuel ▁Pet it ▁▁ ▁Nicolas ▁An