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		</div><p>David Luiz’s Chelsea future has been resolved after he signed a new two-year deal through to 2021.</p>
<p>The Brazil defender’s current Blues deal expires at the end of the season, with the 32-year-old having been in protracted talks with the club over an extension.</p>
<p>Luiz’s error led to Luka Jovic’s goal as Eintracht Frankfurt took the Blues all the way to penalties in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>But the centre back then blasted home emphatically from the spot with Eden Hazard firing the decisive penalty to book Chelsea’s Europa League final showdown with Arsenal.</p>
<p>His new deal was quickly announced, with Chelsea saying Luiz has “enjoyed a fine season”.</p>
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<p>After helping Maurizio Sarri’s men inch into that May 29 all-English clash in Baku, Luiz revealed he was close to finalising new Stamford Bridge terms.</p>
<p>Asked at the time if he would be at Chelsea next season, Luiz said: <em>“Yes I think so. Soon everybody is going to know. It will be before the Europa League final, in five days.</em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidLuiz_4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DavidLuiz_4</a>: ‘I’m so happy to be here. I love this club.’ ð <a href="https://t.co/CPTbbWcyTX">pic.twitter.com/CPTbbWcyTX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1126910016865304577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>“I love this club. My great moments in football were here, especially the European titles – the Champions League and Europa League.</em></p>
<p><em>“My relation with the fans has always been great since the first day I played here. I just try to do my best and make them happy.</em></p>
<p><em>“Nobody wants to play in an empty stadium when you have an opportunity to understand that we play for them.”</em></p>
<p>After signing the deal, he added: <em>“I am so happy to be here and have this opportunity to stay.”</em></p>
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<p>Chelsea’s 4-3 penalties victory over Eintracht capped a turbulent night where boss Sarri was booed by home supporters, almost sent to the stands – and then refused to join the players’ huddle just before the shoot-out due to personal superstitions.</p>
<p>The Blues have already secured Champions League qualification for next term courtesy of cementing a top-four Premier League finish, and could yet add the Europa League silverware.</p>
<p>Sarri’s position remains under intense scrutiny, but Luiz believes scooping a European trophy would cap a positive first campaign for the Italian head coach.</p>
<p>Asked why Sarri stayed off the pitch before the penalties, Luiz said: <em>“He has his superstitions, my friend, it’s crazy.</em></p>
<p><em>“I’ve seen it a lot. Players have superstitions, managers have them too. I don’t, I believe in God.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think during the season we have had different periods. I remember in the first three months, people were so excited with us.</em></p>
<p><em>“They were saying ‘everyone has understood it so quickly, oh Sarri-ball, everyone is playing well, now we can see Chelsea with the possession blah, blah, blah’.</em></p>
<p><em>“After that, it changed to ‘nobody knows anything, Chelsea are not good enough’.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think this is normal in the first season of a coach.</em></p>
<p><em>“We have done our best throughout the season. Nobody bet that we would go to the last game of the Premier League having already qualified for the Champions League.</em></p>
<p><em>“We can finish in the top three, not just the top four.</em></p>
<p><em>“Remember, we were at one stage 11 or 12 points behind Tottenham and now we are there.</em></p>
<p><em>“It is not about how you start. It’s not about the beginning, it’s how you end.</em></p>
<p><em>“The end can be great for all of the top four now or for just some teams. Football is about this.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think the fans already have a good connection with him (Sarri). Of course, the fans want to go to Baku to celebrate. It’s a final and we will try our best to win.”</em></p>
<p>England has become the first country to provide all four European finalists in the same season, and Luiz expects a stern examination against Arsenal.</p>
<p>Chelsea would deny Arsenal a Champions League place next term by beating the Gunners in Baku, with Luiz admitting that only adds extra motivation.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">See you on the 29th, <a href="https://twitter.com/PetrCech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PetrCech</a>. ð <a href="https://t.co/rAnU0ceygo">pic.twitter.com/rAnU0ceygo</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1126777156674174976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>“It is going to be a difficult game, they have a great team and a great coach,”</em> said Luiz.</p>
<p><em>“He (Unai Emery) knows how to win this competition. I worked with him a bit in Paris and I know how passionate he is.</em></p>
<p><em>“He knows how to play these kind of games. It is up to us to prepare well.</em></p>
<p><em>“We have to try to win the trophy. We know that if we win they will not be in the Champions League.</em></p>
<p><em>“This will be better for us because we put a fantastic team out of the Champions League.”</em></p>
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